amending Annexes I and II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards certification requirements for imports into the Community of certain live ungulate animals and their fresh meat
(notified under document number C(2008) 3040)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/752/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (1), and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first subparagraph of paragraph (1) of Article 8 and paragraph (4) of Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2004/68/EC of 26 April 2004 laying down animal health rules for the importation into and transit through the Community of certain live ungulate animals, amending Directives 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC and repealing Directive 72/462/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13 (1) (e) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Part 1 of Annexes I and II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1976 drawing up a list of third countries or parts of third countries, and laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions, for importation into the Community of certain live animals and their fresh meat (3) sets out a list of third countries and parts of third countries from which Member States are authorised to import certain live animals and their fresh meat.
(2)
Pursuant to Decision 79/542/EEC, imports of those animals and meat are to comply with the requirements laid down in the appropriate models of veterinary certificate set out in the Annexes to that Decision. The models of veterinary certificates for animals are set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC and the models for meat are set out in Part 2 of Annex II.
(3)
Taking into account the application of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (4), Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (5) and Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (6) and the acts implementing those Regulations, it is necessary to amend and update Community public health conditions and certification requirements for the importation into the Community of fresh meat derived from domestic ungulates (bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine animals, and domestic solipeds), from farmed land mammals other than domestic ungulates, and from wild ungulates
(4)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 of 14 October 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs (7), lays down the sampling rules applicable to meat from bovine and porcine animals, including minced meat when intended for Finland and Sweden.
(5)
The models of veterinary certificates ‘BOV’ and ‘POR’ set out in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC should be amended so that it appears from the public health attestations in those certificates that consignments of meat covered by those certificates comply with the requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005.
(6)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (8) lays down the microbiological criteria for certain micro-organisms and the implementing rules to be complied with by food business operators when implementing the general and specific hygine measures referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. It provides that food business operators are to ensure that foodstuffs comply with the relevant microbiological criteria set out in that Regulation.
(7)
The models of veterinary certificates ‘BOV’, ‘POR’, ‘OVI’, ‘EQU’, ‘RUF’, RUW', ‘SUF’, ‘SUW’ and ‘EQW’ set out in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC should be amended so that it appears from the public health attestations in those certificates that consignments of meat and minced meat covered by those certificates comply with the requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005.
(8)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (9) lays down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in certain meat. The models of veterinary certificates ‘POR’, ‘EQU’, ‘SUF’, ‘SUW’ and ‘EQW’ set out in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC should be amended so that it appears from the public health attestations in those certificates that consignments of meat covered by those certificates comply with the requirements set out in Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005.
(9)
Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (10), specified risk material must not be imported into the Community.
(10)
Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 lays down the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) related rules for the importation into the Community of live animals, embryos, ova and products of animal origin linked to the categorisation of countries according to their bovine spongiform encephalopathy risk. In the interests of clarity and consistency of Community legislation, the TSE related import requirements laid down in that Regulation should be included in the models of veterinary certificates for live bovine animals and fresh bovine, ovine and caprine meat. The models ‘BOV-X’, and ‘BOV-Y’ set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC, and the models ‘BOV’ and ‘OVI’ set out in Part 2 of Annex II to that Decision, should be amended accordingly.
(11)
In view of the entry into application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, of 22 December 2004, on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (11), it is necessary to update the animal transport attestation for the certificates for the import of live animals.
(12)
TRACES is an integrated computerised veterinary system introduced by Commission Decision 2004/292/EC of 30 March 2004 on the introduction of the Traces system and amending Decision 92/486/EEC (12). It combines and replaces the functions of the Animo and Shift systems. Standardisation in the use of health certificates is, moreover, essential for the effective computer processing of the certificates in the TRACES system.
(13)
Commission Decision 2007/240/EC of 16 April 2007 laying down new veterinary certificates for importing live animals, semen, embryos, ova and products of animal origin into the Community pursuant to Decisions 79/542/EEC, 92/260/EEC, 93/195/EEC, 93/196/EEC, 93/197/EEC, 95/328/EC, 96/333/EC, 96/539/EC, 96/540/EC, 2000/572/EC, 2000/585/EC, 2000/666/EC, 2002/613/EC, 2003/56/EC, 2003/779/EC, 2003/804/EC, 2003/858/EC, 2003/863/EC, 2003/881/EC, 2004/407/EC, 2004/438/EC, 2004/595/EC, 2004/639/EC and 2006/168/EC (13) provides that the various health certificates required in the context of Community imports are to be presented on the basis of the harmonised model certificates annexed to that Decision.
(14)
Accordingly, the format of all the models of veterinary certificates set out in Decision 79/542/EEC should be amended to ensure their compatibility with TRACES.
(15)
In order to ensure consistency between the models of veterinary certificates for bovine animals and other ruminants, it is necessary to insert into the model ‘RUM’, set out in Part 2 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC, a new paragraph and footnote concerning bluetongue. In addition, in the interests of clarity, two new footnote references concerning bluetongue should be inserted in models ‘BOV-X’ and ‘OVI-X’, also set out in Part 2 of that Annex.
(16)
Commission Decision 2006/854/EC of 26 July 2006 approving on behalf of the European Community amendments to Annexes V and VIII to the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products (14), recognised New Zealand as a country free of B. abortus and B. melitensis in point 29 of Section V of Annex V. That recognition should be taken into account in the entry for New Zealand in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC.
(17)
To avoid any disruption of trade, the use of the certificates issued in accordance with Decision 79/542/EEC, before the amendments introduced by the present Decision, should be authorised for a period of three months.
(18)
Decision 79/542/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(19)
The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Parts 1 and 2 of Annex I and Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 2008.
By way of derogation from the first paragraph, consignments for which veterinary certificates were issued in accordance with the models established by Decision 79/542/EEC before the amendments introduced by the present Decision and with an issue date prior to 31 December 2008, shall be accepted for import into the Community.
Specific conditions (see footnotes in each certificate)
“I”
:
for transit through the territory of animals for direct slaughter which are consigned from a Member State and destined to another Member State in lorries which have been sealed with a serially numbered seal. The seal number must be entered on the health certificate issued in accordance with the model laid down in Annex F to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine, for bovine and swine animals, and in accordance with Model I of Annex E to Council Directive 91/68/EEC of 28 January 1991 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in ovine and caprine animals, for ovine and caprine animals. In addition, the seal must be intact on arrival at the designated border inspection post of entry into the Community and the seal number recorded in TRACES. The certificate must be stamped at the exit point of the Member State of origin by the competent veterinary authorities prior to transiting a third country with the following appropriate wording “ONLY FOR TRANSIT BETWEEN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION VIA THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA/MONTENEGRO/SERBIA (delete country as applicable).”
“II”
:
territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X
“III”
:
territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.
“IVa”
:
territory recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.
“IVb”
:
territory with approved holdings recognised as having an official enzootic-bovine-leukosis (EBL) free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X.
“V”
:
territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate OVI-X.
“VI”
:
Geographical constraints.
“VII”
:
territory recognised as having an official tuberculosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM.
“VIII”
:
territory recognised as having an official brucellosis-free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate RUM.
“IX”
:
territory recognised as having an official Aujeszky’s disease -free status for the purposes of exports to the European Community of animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X.
PART 2
Models of Veterinary Certificates
Models
“BOV-X”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for breeding and/or production after importation.
“BOV-Y”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for immediate slaughter after importation.
“OVI-X”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus) intended for breeding and/or production after importation.
“OVI-Y”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus) intended for immediate slaughter after importation.
“POR-X”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) intended for breeding and/or production after importation.
“POR-Y”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) intended for immediate slaughter after importation.
“RUM”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.
“SUI”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for non-domestic Suidae, Tayassuidae and Tapiridae.
“CAM”
:
Model of specific attestation for animals imported from St Pierre and Miquelon under the conditions provided for in Part 4 of Annex I.
SG (Supplementary guarantees)
“A”
:
guarantees regarding Bluetongue and Epizootic-haemorrhagic-disease tests on animals certified according to the model of certificate BOV-X (point II.2.8 B), OVI-X (point II.2.6 D) and RUM (point II.2.6).
“B”
:
guarantees regarding Swine-vesicular-disease and Classical-swine-fever tests on animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X (point II.2.4 B) and SUI (point II.2.4 B).
“C”
:
guarantees regarding Brucellosis test on animals certified according to the model of certificate POR-X (point II.2.4 C) and SUI (point II.2.4 C).
Notes
(a)
Veterinary certificates shall be produced by the exporting country, based on the models appearing in Part 2 of Annex I, according to the layout of the model that corresponds to the animals concerned. They shall contain, in the numbered order that appears in the model, the attestations that are required for any third country and, as the case may be, those supplementary guarantees that are required for the exporting third country or part thereof.
If so requested by the EU Member State of destination, for the animals concerned, the additional certification requirements shall be also incorporated in the original form of the veterinary certificate.
(b)
A separate and unique certificate must be provided for animals that are exported from a single territory appearing in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Annex I which are consigned to the same destination and transported in the same railway wagon, lorry, aircraft or ship.
(c)
The original of each certificate shall consist of a single page, both sides, or, where more text is required, it shall be in such a form that all pages needed are part of an integrated whole and indivisible.
(d)
It shall be drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the EU Member State in which the inspection at the border post shall be carried out and of the EU Member State of destination. However, these Member States may allow another Community language instead of their own, accompanied, if necessary, by an official translation.
(e)
If for reasons of identification of the items of the consignment (schedule in point I.28 of the model of certificate), additional pages are attached to the certificate, these pages shall also be considered as forming part of the original of the certificate by the application of the signature and stamp of the certifying official veterinarian, on each of the pages.
(f)
When the certificate, including additional schedules referred to in (e), comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered — (page number) of (total number of pages) — on its bottom and shall bear the code number of the certificate that has been designated by the competent authority on its top.
(g)
The original of the certificate must be completed and signed by an official veterinarian within 24 hours prior to loading of the consignment for exportation to the Community. In doing so, the competent authorities of the exporting country shall ensure that principles of certification equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 96/93/EC are followed.
The colour of the signature shall be different to that of the printing. The same rule applies to stamps other than those embossed or watermark.
(h)
The original of the certificate must accompany the consignment until it reaches the EU border inspection post.
(i)
The certificate shall be valid for 10 days from the date of issuing.
In the case of transport by ship the time of validity is prolonged by the time of the trip in the ship. For this purpose, a declaration by the master of the ship, drawn up in accordance with the addendum of Part 3 of Annex I to this Decision, shall be attached in its original form to the veterinary certificate.
(j)
Animals shall not be transported together with other animals that, either are not destined to the European Community, or are of a lower health status.
(k)
During their transport to the European Community, the animals shall not be unloaded in the territory of a country or part of a country that is not approved for imports into the Community of these animals.
(l)
The certificate reference number referred to in boxes I.2 and II.a. must be issued by the competent authority.
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in this certificate:
II.1.1. come from holdings which have been free from any official prohibition on health grounds, for the past 42 days in the case of brucellosis, for the past 30 days in the case of anthrax and for the past six months in the case of rabies, and, have not been in contact with animals from holdings which did not satisfy these conditions;
II.1.2. have not received:
— any stilbene or thyrostatic substances,
— oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or β-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnic treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC);
II.1.3. with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE):
(1) (2) either [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, part I, point 4) (b) (iv) of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) if there have been BSE indigenous cases in the country concerned, the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.]
(1) (3) or [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, Part II, point (4) (b) (iv) of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.]
(1) (4) or [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, Part II, point (4) (b) (iv) of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) the animals were born at least two years after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.]
II.2. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above meet the following requirements:
II.2.1. they come from the territory with code ………(5) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(1) either [(a) has been free for 24 months from foot-and-mouth disease, for 12 months from rinderpest, bluetongue, Rift valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, lumpy skin disease and epizootic haemorrhagic disease, and for six months from vesicular stomatitis, and]
(1) or [a) (i) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, bluetongue, Rift valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, lumpy skin disease and epizootic haemorrhagic disease, and for 6 months from vesicular stomatitis, and
(ii) has been considered free from foot-and-mouth disease since …… (date), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export these animals by Commission Decision ----/----/EC, of … (date) , and]
(b) where during the last 12 months, no vaccination against these diseases has been carried out and imports of domestic cloven-hoofed animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted;
II.2.2. they have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last six months before dispatch to the European Community and without contact with imported cloven-hoofed animals for the last 30 days;
II.2.3. they have remained since birth or at least 40 days before dispatch in the holding(s) of origin described under box reference I.11:
(a) in and around which, in an area with a 150 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease during the previous 60 days, and
(b) in and around which, in an area with a 10 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of the other diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 during the previous 40 days;
II.2.4. they are not animals to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, nor have they been vaccinated against the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.5. they come from herds:
(a) included in an official system for the control of enzootic bovine leukosis and in which there has been no evidence either clinical or as a result of a laboratory test of this disease during the past two years, and
(b) that are not restricted under the national legislation regarding eradication of tuberculosis and brucellosis, and
(c) recognised as officially tuberculosis and brucellosis free;(6)
II.2.6. they:
(1) (7) either [come from a region which is recognised as officially tuberculosis free;](6)
(1) or [have been subjected to an intradermal tuberculin test within the past 30 days with negative results;](8)
(1) or [are less than six weeks old;]
II.2.7. they have not been vaccinated against brucellosis and they:
(1) (7) either [come from a region which is recognised as officially brucellosis free;](6)
(1) or [have been subjected to a serum agglutination test which showed a brucella count of less than 30 IU of agglutination per ml, within the past 30 days;](8)
(1) (7) either [come from herds which are recognised as officially enzootic bovine leukosis free](6) ,
(1) or [come from a region which is recognised as officially enzootic bovine leukosis free;](6)
(1) or [have been subjected, within the past 30 days to an individual test for enzootic bovine leukosis with negative result ;](8)
(1) or [are less than 12 months old;]
(1) or [are not more than 30 months of age and individually marked on at least two places on their hindquarters as to show that they are exclusively intended for fattening for meat production;](9)
(1) (10) [II.2.8. B. they have reacted negatively to a serological test for the detection of antibody for bluetongue and epizootic-haemorrhagic-disease, carried out on two occasions on samples of blood taken at the beginning of the isolation/quarantine period and at least 28 days later, on … (date) and on …. (date), the second of which must have been taken within 10 days of export;]
II.2.9. they are/were(1) dispatched from their holding(s) of origin, without passing through any market:
(1) either [directly to the European Community,]
(1) or [to the officially authorised assembly centre described under box reference I.13 situated within the territory described under point II.2.1,]
and, until dispatched to the European Community:
(a) they did not come in contact with other cloven-hoofed animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this certificate, and
(b) they were not at any place where, or around which, within a 10 km radius, during the previous 30 days there has been a case/outbreak of any of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.10. any transport vehicles or containers in which they were loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant;
II.2.11. they were examined by an official veterinarian within 24 hours of loading and showed no clinical sign of disease;
II.2.12. they have been loaded for dispatch to the European Community on ……………..(11) in the means of transport described under box reference I.15 above that were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant and so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder could not flow or fall out of the vehicle or container during transportation.
II.3.
Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above have been treated before and at the time of loading in accordance with the relevant provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular as regards watering and feeding, and they are fit for the intended transport.
(1) (12) [II.4.
Specific requirements
II.4.1. According to official information, no clinical or pathological evidence of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) has been recorded in the holding(s) of origin referred to in box reference I.11, for the last 12 months;
II.4.2. the animals referred to in box reference I.28:
(a) have been isolated in accommodation approved by the competent authority for the last 30 days immediately prior to dispatch for export, and
(b) have been subjected to a serological test for IBR on sera taken at least 21 days after entry into isolation, with negative results, and all animals in isolation have also given negative results to this test, and
(c) have not been vaccinated against IBR.]
Notes
This certificate is meant for live bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for breeding or production.
After importation the animals must be conveyed without delay to the holding of destination where they shall remain for a minimum period of 30 days before further movement outside the holding, except in the case of a dispatch to a slaughterhouse.
Part I:
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.13: The assembly centre, if any, must fulfil the conditions for its approval, as laid down in Part 3.B of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28 Identification system: The animals must bear:
— an individual number which permits tracing of their premises of origin. Specify the identification system (i.e. tag, tattoos, brand, chip, transponder),
— an ear tag that includes the ISO code of the exporting country. The individual number must permit tracing of their premises of origin.
— Box reference I.28 Species: Select amongst “Bos”, “Bison” and “Bubalus” as appropriate.
— Box reference I.28, Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yy).
— Box reference I.28, Sex: (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).
(2) Only if the animals were born and continuously reared in a country or region categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk and listed as such in Commission Decision 2007/453/EC (as last amended).
(3) Only if the country or region of origin is categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk and is listed as such in Commission Decision 2007/453/EC (as last amended).
(4) Only if the country or region of origin has not been categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or has been categorised as a country or region with undetermined BSE risk and listed as such in Commission Decision 2007/453/EC (as last amended).
(5) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(6) Officially tuberculosis/brucellosis free regions and herds as laid down in Annex A to Council Directive 64/432/EEC; and enzootic-bovine-leukosis free regions and herds as laid down in Part II of Annex D to Council Directive 64/432/EEC.
(7) Only for a territory that, in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), appears with the entry “II”, as regards tuberculosis, “III”, as regards brucellosis, and/or “IVa” or “IVb” as regards enzootic-bovine-leukosis.
(8) Tests carried out in accordance with the protocols that, for the disease concerned, are described in Part 3.C of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC.
(9) This mark shall take the form of “L” having 13 cm in the left side and 7 cm in the bottom side with 1 cm of strength in both lines. It shall be applied using the technique known as “freeze-branding”.
(10) Supplementary guarantees to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “A”.
Tests for Bluetongue and for Epizootic-haemorrhagic-disease in accordance with Part 3.C of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC.
(11) Date of loading. Imports of these animals shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under Box I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of these animals from this territory.
(12) When required by the EU Member State of destination, in accordance with Commission Decision 2004/558/EC (as last amended).
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in this certificate:
II.1.1. come from holdings which have been free from any official prohibition on health grounds, for the last 42 days in the case of brucellosis, for the last 30 days in the case of anthrax, for the last six months in the case of rabies, and, have not been in contact with animals from holdings which did not satisfy these conditions;
II.1.2. have not received:
— any stilbene or thyrostatic substances,
— oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or β-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnic treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC).
II.1.3. with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE):
(1) (2) either [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, part I, point 4) b) iv) of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) if there have been BSE indigenous cases in the country concerned, the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.]
(1) (3) or [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, Part II, point (4) (b) iv) of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.]
(1) (4) or [(a) the animals are identified by a permanent identification system enabling them to be traced back to the dam and herd of origin, and are not exposed bovine animals as described in Chapter C, Part II, point (4) (b) (iv) of Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(b) the animals were born at least two years after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been effectively enforced or after the date of birth of the last BSE indigenous case if born after the date of the feed ban.]
II.2. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above meet the following requirements:
II.2.1. they come from the territory with code ………(5) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(1) either [(a) has been free for 24 months from foot-and-mouth disease, for 12 months from rinderpest, bluetongue, Rift valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, lumpy skin disease and epizootic haemorrhagic disease, and for 6 months from vesicular stomatitis, and]
(1) or [(a) (i) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, bluetongue, Rift valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, lumpy skin disease and epizootic haemorrhagic disease, and for six months from vesicular stomatitis, and
(ii) has been considered free from foot-and-mouth disease since …… (date), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export these animals by Commission Decision ----/----/EC, of … (date), and]
(b) where during the last 12 months, no vaccination against these diseases has been carried out and imports of domestic cloven-hoofed animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted;
II.2.2. they have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last three months before dispatch to the European Community and without contact with imported cloven-hoofed animals for the last 30 days;
II.2.3. they have remained since birth or at least 40 days before dispatch in the holding(s) described under box reference I.11:
(a) in and around which, in an area with a 150 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease during the previous 60 days, and
(b) in and around which, in an area with a 10 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of the other diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 during the previous 40 days;
II.2.4. they are not animals to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, nor have they been vaccinated against the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.5. they come from herds:
(a) included in an official system for the control of enzootic bovine leukosis, and
(b) that are not restricted under the national legislation regarding eradication of tuberculosis and brucellosis, and
(c) recognised as officially tuberculosis free; (6)
II.2.6. they have not been vaccinated against brucellosis and they:
(1) either [come from herds which are recognised as officially brucellosis free;](6)
(1) or [are castrated males of any age;]
II.2.7. they are individually marked on at least two places on their hindquarters as to show that they are exclusively intended for immediate slaughter;(7)
II.2.8. they are/were(1) dispatched from their holding(s) of origin, without passing through any market:
(1) either [directly to the European Community,]
(1) or [to the officially authorised assembly centre described under box reference I.13 situated within the territory described under point II.2.1]
and, until dispatched to the European Community:
(a) they did not come in contact with other cloven-hoofed animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this certificate, and
(b) they were not at any place where, or around which within a 10 km radius, during the previous 30 days there has been a case/outbreak of any of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.9. any transport vehicles or containers in which they were loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant;
II.2.10. they were examined by an official veterinarian within 24 hours of loading and showed no clinical sign of disease;
II.2.11. they have been loaded for dispatch to the European Community on …………….. (8) in the means of transport described under box reference I.15 above that were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an official authorised disinfectant and so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder could not flow or fall out of the vehicle or container during transportation.
II.3.
Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above have been treated before and at the time of loading in accordance with the relevant provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular as regards watering and feeding, and they are fit for the intended transport.
Notes
This certificate is meant for live bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) intended for immediate slaughter.
After importation the animals must be conveyed without delay to the slaughterhouse of destination to be slaughtered within five working days.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.13: The assembly centre, if any, must fulfil the conditions for its approval, as laid down in Part 3.B of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28: Identification system: The animals must bear:
— an individual number which permits tracing of their premises of origin. Specify the identification system (i.e. tag, tattoos, brand, chip, transponder),
— an ear tag that includes the ISO code of the exporting country. The individual number must permit tracing of their premises of origin.
— Box reference I.28, Species: Select amongst “Bos”, “Bison” and “Bubalus” as appropriate.
— Box reference I.28, Age: Date of birth (dd/mm/yy).
— Box reference I.28, Sex: (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).
Part II
(1) Keep as appropriate.
(2) Only if the animals were born and continuously reared in a country or region categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk and listed as such in Commission Decision 2007/453/EC (as last amended).
(3) Only if the country or region of origin is categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk and is listed as such in Commission Decision 2007/453/EC (as last amended).
(4) Only if the country or region of origin has not been categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or has been categorised as a country or region with undetermined BSE risk and is listed as such in Commission Decision 2007/453/EC (as last amended).
(5) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended)
(6) Officially tuberculosis/brucellosis free regions and herds as laid down in Annex A to Council Directive 64/432/EEC.
(7) This mark shall take the form of “L” having 13 cm in the left side and 7 cm in the bottom side with 1 cm of strength in both lines. It shall be applied using the technique known as “freeze-branding”.
(8) Date of loading. Imports of these animals shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of these animals from this territory.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in this certificate:
II.1.1. come from holdings which have been free from any official prohibition on health grounds, for the last 42 days in the case of brucellosis, for the last 30 days in the case of anthrax, for the last six months in the case of rabies, and, have not been in contact with animals from holdings which did not satisfy these conditions;
II.1.2. have not received:
— any stilbene or thyrostatic substances,
— oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or b-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnic treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC).
II.2. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above meet the following requirements:
II.2.1. they come from the territory with code ………(2) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(1) either [(a) has been free for 24 months from foot-and-mouth disease, for 12 months from rinderpest, bluetongue, Rift valley fever, peste des petits ruminants, sheep pox and goat pox, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia and epizootic haemorrhagic disease and for six months from vesicular stomatitis, and]
(1) or [(a) (i) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, bluetongue, Rift valley fever, peste des petits ruminants, sheep pox and goat pox, contagious caprine pleuro-pneumonia and epizootic haemorrhagic disease, and for 6 months from vesicular stomatitis, and
(ii) has been considered free from foot-and-mouth disease, since …… (date), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export these animals by Commission Decision ----/----/EC, of … (date), and]
(b) where during the last 12 months, no vaccination against these diseases has been carried out and imports of domestic cloven-hoofed animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted;
II.2.2. they have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last six months before dispatch to the European Community and without contact with imported cloven-hoofed animals for the last 30 days;
II.2.3. they have remained since birth or at least 40 days in the holding(s) described under box reference I.11 before dispatch:
(a) in and around which, in an area with a 150 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease during the previous 60 days, and
(b) in and around which, in an area with a 10 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of the other diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 during the previous 40 days;
II.2.4. according to my knowledge and to the written declaration made by the owner, the animals:
(a) do not come from holdings, and have not been in contact with animals of a holding, in which the following diseases have been clinically detected:
(i) contagious agalactia of sheep or goats (Mycoplasma agalactiae, Mycoplasma capricolum, Mycoplasma mycoides var. mycoides large colony), within the last six months,
(ii) paratuberculosis and caseous lymphadenitis, within the last 12 months,
(iii) pulmonary adenomatosis, within the last three years, and
(iv) Maedi/Visna or caprine viral arthritis/encephalitis:
(1) either [within the last three years,]
(1) or [within the last 12 months, and all the infected animals were slaughtered and the remaining animals subsequently reacted negatively to two tests carried out at least six months apart,]
(b) are included in an official system for notification of these diseases, and
(c) have been free from clinical or other evidence of tuberculosis and brucellosis during the three years prior to export;
II.2.5. they are not animals to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, nor have they been vaccinated against the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.6. A. they originate:
(1) (3) either [from the territory described under box reference I.8, which has been recognised as officially brucellosis-free;]
(1) or [from the holding(s) described under box reference I.11, where, in respect of brucellosis (Brucella melitensis):
(a) all susceptible animals have been free from clinical or any signs of this disease for the last 12 months,
(b) a representative number of the ovine and caprine animals over an age of six months are submitted each year to a serological test,(4)
(1) (5) either [(c) all ovine or caprine animals have not been vaccinated against this disease, save those vaccinated with Rev. 1 vaccine more than two years ago;
(d) the last two tests (6), separated by an interval of at least six months, carried out on ……. (date) and on ……. (date) on all ovine and caprine animals over six months of age gave negative results,]
(1) or [(c) ovine or caprine animals under the age of 7 months are vaccinated against this disease with Rev. 1 vaccine;
(d) the last two tests (6), separated by an interval of at least six months, carried out:,
— on ……. (date) and on ……. (date) on all non-vaccinated ovine and caprine animals over six months of age , and
— on ……. (date) and on ……. (date) on all vaccinated ovine and caprine animals over 18 months of age,
gave negative results, and]
(e) there are only ovine and caprine animals that fulfil at least the above conditions and requirements; ]
(1) [II.2.6. B. the uncastrated rams have been kept continuously during the previous 60 days in a holding where no case of contagious epididymitis (Brucella ovis) has been diagnosed in the last 12 months and, these rams have undergone during the previous 30 days a complement fixation test to detect contagious epididymitis with a result of less than 50 IU/ml;]
II.2.6. C. In respect of scrapie
(1) (7) [II.2.6. C.1. if they are destined for a Member State which benefits, for all or part of its territory, from the provisions laid down in point (b) or (c) of Chapter A(I) of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, the animals comply with the guarantees provided for in the programmes referred to in those points and the animals comply with the guarantees requested by the EU Member States of destination regarding scrapie, and]
(1) either [II.2.6. C.2. are animals intended for production born in and continuously reared on holdings in which a case of scrapie has never been diagnosed;]
(1) (8) or [II.2.6. C.2. they shall have been kept continuously since birth or for the last three years on a holding or holdings which have satisfied the following requirements for at least three years:
— they are subject to regular official veterinary checks,
— the animals are identified in conformity with Community legislation,
— no case of scrapie has been confirmed,
— all animals over the age of 18 months which have died or been killed on the holdings (except the animals killed in the framework of a disease eradication campaign or slaughtered for human consumption) have been examined for scrapie in accordance with the laboratory methods laid down in Annex X, Chapter C, point 3.2(b) to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001,
— ovine and caprine animals, with the exception of sheep of the ARR/ARR prion protein genotype have been introduced into the holding only if they come from holdings which complies with the above requirements]
(1) or [II.2.6. C.2. they are sheep of the ARR/ARR prion protein genotype, as defined in Annex I to Commission Decision 2002/1003/EC;]
(1)(9) [II.2.6. D. the animals have reacted negatively to a serological test for the detection of antibody for bluetongue and epizootic-haemorrhagic-disease, carried out on two occasions on samples of blood taken at the beginning of the isolation/quarantine period and at least 28 days later on … (date) and on …. (date), the second of which must have been taken within 10 days of export;]
II.2.7. they are/were(1) dispatched from their holding(s) of origin, without passing through any market,
(1) either [directly to the European Community,]
(1) or [to the officially authorised assembly centre described under box reference I.13 situated within the territory described under point II.2.1]
and, until dispatched to the European Community:
(a) they did not come in contact with other cloven-hoofed animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this certificate, and
(b) they were not at any place where, or around which within a 10 km radius, during the previous 30 days there has been a case/outbreak of any of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.8. any transport vehicles or containers in which they were loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant;
II.2.9. they were examined by an official veterinarian within 24 hours of loading and showed no clinical sign of disease;
II.2.10. they have been loaded for dispatch to the European Community on …………..(10) in the means of transport described under box reference I.15 above that were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an official authorised disinfectant and so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder could not flow or fall out of the vehicle or container during transportation.
II.3. Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above have been treated before and at the time of loading in accordance with the relevant provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular as regards watering and feeding, and they are fit for the intended transport.
Notes
This certificate is meant for live domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus) intended for breeding or production.
After importation the animals must be conveyed without delay to the holding of destination where they shall remain for a minimum period of 30 days before further movement outside the holding, except in the case of a dispatch to a slaughterhouse.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.13: The assembly centre, if any, must fulfil the conditions for its approval, as laid down in Part 3.B of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 01.04.10 or 01.04.20.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28: Identification system: The animals must bear:
— an individual number which permits tracing of their premises of origin. Specify the identification system (i.e. tag, tattoos, brand, chip, transponder) and the anatomic place used in the animal
— an ear tag that includes the ISO code of the exporting country. The individual number must permit tracing of their premises of origin.
— Box reference I.28, Species: Select amongst “Ovis aries” and “Capra hircus” as appropriate..
— Box reference I.28, Age: (months).
— Box reference I.28, Sex: (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).
(2) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(3) Only for a territory appearing with the entry “V” in column 6 of Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(4) The representative number of animals to be tested for brucellosis must, for each holding, consist of:
— all non-castrated male animals, which have not been vaccinated against brucellosis, over six months old,
— all non-castrated male animals, which have been vaccinated against brucellosis, over 18 months old,
— all animals brought onto the holding since the previous tests, and
— 25 % of females which are sexually mature, within a minimum of 50 females.
(5) This must be completed when the destination is a Member State or part of a Member State laid down in one of the Annexes of Commission Decision 93/52/EEC (as last amended).
(6) In accordance with Part 3.C of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC.
Where more than one holding of origin is involved the date of the most recent test on each holding must be clearly indicated.
(7) Guarantees in relation to a programme of control of scrapie, as requested by the EU Member State of destination, in application of Article 15 and Annex IX, Chapter E of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(8) In the case of animals intended, exclusively, for breeding purposes.
(9) Supplementary guarantees to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “A”. Tests for Bluetongue and for Epizootic-haemorrhagic-disease in accordance with Part 3.C of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC.
(10) Date of loading. Imports of these animals shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of these animals from this territory.
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in this certificate:
II.1.1. come from holdings which have been free from any official prohibition on health grounds, for the last 42 days in the case of brucellosis, for the last 30 days in the case of anthrax, for the last six months in the case of rabies, and, have not been in contact with animals from holdings which did not satisfy these conditions;
II.1.2. have not received:
— any stilbene or thyrostatic substances,
— oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or ß-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnic treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC).
II.2. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above meet the following requirements:
II.2.1. they come from the territory with code ………(1) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(1) either [(a) has been free for 24 months from foot-and-mouth disease, for 12 months from rinderpest, bluetongue, Rift valley fever, peste des petits ruminants, sheep pox and goat pox, contagious caprine pleuro-pneumonia and epizootic haemorrhagic disease and for six months from vesicular stomatitis, and]
(2) or [(a) (i) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, bluetongue, Rift valley fever, peste des petits ruminants, sheep pox and goat pox, contagious caprine pleuro-pneumonia and epizootic haemorrhagic disease, and for 6 months from vesicular stomatitis, and
(ii) has been considered free from foot-and-mouth disease, since …… (date), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export these animals by Commission Decision ----/----/EC, of … (date) , and]
(b) where during the last 12 months, no vaccination against these diseases has been carried out and imports of domestic cloven-hoofed animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted;
II.2.2. they have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last three months before dispatch to the European Community and without contact with imported cloven-hoofed animals for the last 30 days;
II.2.3. they have remained since birth or at least 40 days before dispatch in the holding(s) described under box reference I.11:
(a) in and around which in an area with a 150 km radius there has been no case/outbreak of bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease during the previous 60 days, and
(b) in and around which, in an area with a 10 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of the other diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 during the previous 40 days;
II.2.4. ithey are not animals to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, nor have they been vaccinated against the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.5. they are/were(2) dispatched from their holding(s) of origin, without passing through any market,
(2) either [directly to the European Community]
(2) or [to the officially authorised assembly centre described under box reference I.13 situated within the territory described under point II.2.1,]
and, until dispatched to the European Community:
(a) they did not come in contact with other cloven-hoofed animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this certificate, and
(b) they were not at any place where, or around which within a 10 km radius, during the previous 30 days there has been a case/outbreak of any of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.6. in respect of scrapie:
(2) (3) [if they are destined for a Member State which benefits, for all or part of its territory, from the provisions laid down in point (b) or (c) of Chapter A(I) of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, comply with the guarantees provided for in the programmes referred to in those points, as laid down in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) 546/2006, and]
(2) either [were born in and continuously reared on holdings in which a case of scrapie has never been diagnosed;]
(2) or [are sheep of the ARR/ARR prion protein genotype as defined in Annex I to Commission Decision 2002/1003/EC, coming from a holding where no case of scrapie has been reported in the last 6 months;]
II.2.7. any transport vehicles or containers in which they were loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant;
II.2.8. they were examined by an official veterinarian within 24 hours of loading and showed no clinical sign of disease;
II.2.9. they have been loaded for dispatch to the European Community on ………………..(4) in the means of transport described under reference box I.15 above that were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an official authorised disinfectant and so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder could not flow or fall out of the vehicle or container during transportation.
II.3. Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above have been treated before and at the time of loading in accordance with the relevant provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular as regards watering and feeding, and they are fit for the intended transport.
Notes
This certificate is meant for live domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus) intended for immediate slaughter after importation.
After importation the animals must be conveyed without delay to the slaughterhouse of destination to be slaughtered within five working days.
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.13: The assembly centre, if any, must fulfil the conditions for its approval, as laid down in Part 3.B of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 01.04.10 or 01.04.20
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28: Identification system: The animals must bear:
— an individual number which permits tracing of their premises of origin. Specify the identification system (i.e. tag, tattoos, brand, chip, transponder) and the anatomic place used in the animal,
— an ear tag that includes the ISO code of the exporting country. The individual number must permit tracing of their premises of origin.
— Box reference I.28, Species: Select amongst “Ovis aries” and “Capra hircus” as appropriate.
— Box reference I.28, Age: months.
— Box reference I.28, Sex: (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).
Part II
(1) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(2) Keep as appropriate.
(3) Guarantees in relation to a programme of control of scrapie, as requested by the EU Member State of destination, in application of Article 15 and Annex IX, Chapter E of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
(4) Date of loading. Imports of these animals shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of these animals from this territory.
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in this certificate:
II.1.1. come from holdings which have been free from any official prohibition on health grounds, for the last 42 days in the case of brucellosis, for the last 30 days in the case of anthrax and for the past six months in the case of rabies and, the animals have not been in contact with animals from holdings which did not satisfy these conditions;
II.1.2. have not received:
— any stilbene or thyrostatic substances,
— oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or β-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnic treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC).
II.2. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above meet the following requirements:
II.2.1. they come from the territory with code ………(1) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(2) either [(a) has been free for 24 months from foot-and-mouth disease, for 12 months from rinderpest, African swine fever, classical swine fever, swine vesicular disease and vesicular exanthema, and for six months from vesicular stomatitis, and]
(2) or [(a)(i) has been free [for 24 months from foot-and-mouth disease](2), for 12 months from rinderpest, African swine fever, vesicular exanthema, [classical swine fever] (2) and [swine vesicular disease](2), and for six months from vesicular stomatitis, and
(ii) has been considered free from [foot-and-mouth disease](2), [classical swine fever](2) and [swine vesicular disease](2) , since …… (date), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export these animals by Commission Decision ----/----/EC, of … (date) , and]
(b) where during the last 12 months, no vaccination against these diseases has been carried out and imports of domestic cloven-hoofed animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted;
II.2.2. they have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last six months before dispatch to the European Community and without contact with imported cloven-hoofed animals for the last 30 days;
II.2.3. they have remained in the holding(s) described under box reference I.11 since birth, or for at least 40 days prior to dispatch, and, during this period, in the holding(s) and in an area with a 10 km radius around the holding(s) of origin, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.4. A. they are not animals to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, nor have they been vaccinated against the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
(2) (3) [II.2.4. B. they have been subjected within the past 30 days to a test for swine vesicular disease antibodies and a test for classical swine fever antibodies with negative results in both cases];
(2) (4) [II.2.4. C. they have been subjected within the past 30 days to a buffered Brucella antigen test for porcine brucellosis with negative results];
II.2.5. they come from herds which are not restricted under the national brucellosis eradication programme;
II.2.6. they are/were (2) dispatched from their holding(s) of origin, without passing through any market,
(2) either [directly to the European Community,]
(2) or [to the officially authorised assembly centre described under box reference I.13 situated within the territory described under point II.2.1,]
and, until dispatched to the European Community:
(a) they did not come in contact with other cloven-hoofed animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this certificate, and
(b) they were not at any place where, or around which within a 10 km radius, during the previous 40 days there has been a case/outbreak of any of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.7. any transport vehicles or containers in which they were loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant;
II.2.8. they were examined by an official veterinarian within 24 hours of loading and showed no clinical sign of disease;
II.2.9. they have been loaded for dispatch to the European Community on ……………..(5) in the means of transport described under box reference I.15 above that were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an official authorised disinfectant and so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder could not flow or fall out of the vehicle or container during transportation.
II.3. Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above have been treated before and at the time of loading in accordance with the relevant provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular as regards watering and feeding, and they are fit for the intended transport.
(2) (6) [II.4. Specific requirements
[II.4.1. Aujeszky’s disease is notifiable in the country referred to in box reference I.7;
II.4.2. according to official information, no clinical, pathological or serological evidence of Aujeszky’s disease has been recorded for the last 12 months in the holding(s) of origin referred to in box reference I.11, and in those holdings situated in its vicinity within 5 km;
II.4.3. the animals referred to in box reference I.28:
(a) prior to dispatch for exportation, have remained since birth in the holding(s) of origin referred to in box reference I.11 or they have remained in this(ese) holdings(s) for the last three months and in others of equivalent status since birth,
(b) have been isolated in accommodation approved by the competent authority for the last 30 days immediately prior to dispatch for export, without direct or indirect contact with other Suidae animals,
(c) have been subjected to an ELISA test for the presence of gI antibody(7) on sera taken at least 21 days after entry into isolation, with negative results; and, all animals in isolation have also given negative results to this test, and
(d) have not been vaccinated against Aujeszky’s disease and have not been in contact with vaccinated animals and the herd of origin has not been vaccinated during the previous 12 months.]
This certificate is meant for live domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) intended for breeding or production.
After importation the animals must be conveyed without delay to the holding of destination where they shall remain for a minimum period of 30 days before further movement outside the holding, except in the case of a dispatch to a slaughterhouse.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.13: The assembly centre, if any, must fulfil the conditions for its approval, as laid down in Part 3.B of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28: Identification system: the animals must bear:
— an individual number which permits tracing of their premises of origin. Specify the identification system (i.e. tag, tattoos, brand, chip, transponder),
— an ear tag that includes the ISO code of the exporting country. The individual number must permit tracing of their premises of origin.
— Box reference I.28, Age: months.
— Box reference I.28, Sex: (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).
Part II
(1) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(2) Keep as appropriate.
(3) Supplementary guarantees to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “B”.
(4) Supplementary guarantees to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “C”.
(5) Date of loading. Imports of these animals shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of these animals from this territory.
(6) When required by the EU Member State of destination, in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/618/EC (as last amended) except for those countries with “IX” in column 6 “Specific conditions” of Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(7) To be carried out according to the standards laid down in Annex III to Commission Decision 2001/618/EC (as last amended). In the case of pigs aged over four months, the test used shall be the whole virus ELISA.
(8) Further requirements requested by Finland in respect of transmissible gastro-enteritis.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in this certificate:
II.1.1. come from holdings which have been free from any official prohibition on health grounds, for the last 42 days in the case of brucellosis, for the last 30 days in the case of anthrax and for the past six months in the case of rabies and, the animals have not been in contact with animals from holdings which did not satisfy these conditions;
II.1.2. have not received:
— any stilbene or thyrostatic substances,
— oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or β-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnic treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC).
II.2. Animal Health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above meet the following requirements:
II.2.1. they come from the territory with code ………(1) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(2) either [(a) has been free for 24 months from foot-and-mouth disease, for 12 months from rinderpest, African swine fever, classical swine fever, swine vesicular disease and vesicular exanthema, and for six months from vesicular stomatitis, and]
(2) or [(a) (i) has been free [for 24 months from foot-and-mouth disease](2), for 12 months from rinderpest, African swine fever, vesicular exanthema, [classical swine fever](2) and [swine vesicular disease](2), and for six months from vesicular stomatitis, and
(ii) has been considered free from [foot-and-mouth disease](2), [classical swine fever](2) and [swine vesicular disease] (2), since …… (date), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export these animals by Commission Decision ----/----/EC, of … (date) , and]
(b) where during the last 12 months, no vaccination against these diseases has been carried out and imports of domestic cloven-hoofed animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted.
II.2.2. they have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last three months before dispatch to the European Community and without contact with imported cloven-hoofed animals for the last 30 days;
II.2.3. they have remained in the holding(s) described under box reference I.11 since birth, or for at least 40 days prior to dispatch, and, during this period, in the holding(s) and in an area with a 10 km radius around the holding(s) of origin, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.4. they are not animals to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, nor have they been vaccinated against the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.5. they are/were (2) dispatched from their holding(s) of origin, without passing through any market,
(2) either [directly to the European Community,]
(2) or [to the officially authorised assembly centre described under box reference I.13 situated within the territory described under point II.2.1,]
and, until dispatched to the European Community:
a) they did not come in contact with other cloven-hoofed animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this certificate, and
b) they were not at any place where, or around which within a 10 km radius, during the previous 40 days there has been a case/outbreak of any of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.6. any transport vehicles or containers in which they were loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant;
II.2.7. they were examined by an official veterinarian within 24 hours of loading and showed no clinical sign of disease;
II.2.8. they have been loaded for dispatch to the European Community on ……………..(3) in the means of transport described under box reference I.15 that were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an official authorised disinfectant and so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder could not flow or fall out of the vehicle or container during transportation.
II.3. Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above have been treated before and at the time of loading in accordance with the relevant provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular as regards watering and feeding, and they are fit for the intended transport.
(2) (4) [II.4. Specific requirements
II.4.1. Aujeszky’s disease is notifiable in the country referred to in box reference I.7;
II.4.2. according to official information, no clinical, pathological or serological evidence of Aujeszky’s disease has been recorded in the holding(s) of origin referred to in box reference I.11, for the last three months;
II.4.3. the animals referred to in box reference I.28:
a) have remained in the holding(s) of origin referred to in box reference I.11 since birth or for the last 60 days prior to dispatch for exportation, and
b) have not been vaccinated against Aujeszky’s disease.]
Notes
This certificate is meant for live domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa) intended for immediate slaughter after importation.
After importation the animals must be conveyed without delay to the slaughterhouse of destination to be slaughtered within five working days.
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.13: The assembly centre, if any, must fulfil the conditions for its approval, as laid down in Part 3.B of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28 Identification system: The animals must bear:
— an individual number which permits tracing of their premises of origin. Specify the identification system (i.e. tag, tattoos, brand, chip, transponder) and the anatomic place used in the animal,
— an ear tag that includes the ISO code of the exporting country. The individual number must permit tracing of their premises of origin.
— Box reference I.28, Age: months.
— Box reference I.28, Sex: (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).
Part II
(1) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(2) Keep as appropriate.
(3) Date of loading. Imports of these animals shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of these animals from this territory.
(4) When required by the EU Member State of destination, in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/618/EC (as last amended).
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in this certificate:
II.1.1. come from a holding which has been free from any official prohibition on health grounds, for the last 42 days in the case of brucellosis and tuberculosis, for the last 30 days in the case of anthrax, for the last six months in the case of rabies, and, have not been in contact with animals from holdings which did not satisfy these conditions;
II.1.2. have not received
— any stilbene or thyrostatic substances,
— oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or β-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnic treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC).
II.2. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above meet the following requirements:
II.2.1. they come from the territory with code: ………(1) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(a) has been free for 24 months from foot-and-mouth disease, for 12 months from rinderpest, bluetongue, Rift valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, lumpy skin disease, peste des petits ruminants, sheep pox and goat pox, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia and epizootic haemorrhagic disease and for six months from vesicular stomatitis, and
(b) where during the last 12 months, no vaccination against these diseases has been carried out and imports of cloven-hoofed animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted;
II.2.2. they have remained
(3) either [in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last six months before dispatch to the European Community and without contact with cloven-hoofed animals imported into this territory less than six months ago;]
or [in the country of dispatch for at least 60 days since entry, if they are animals of the relevant species listed in Annex I, Part 4 to Decision 79/542/EEC and they were imported directly under the conditions specified for each species in Annex I, Part 4 to Decision 79/542/EEC from a third country during a period of less than six months prior to embarkation to the European Community and in any case they have been separated from other animals not of the same health status after being released in the exporting country and before exportation to the EU (2) ]
II.2.3. they have remained since birth or at least 40 days before dispatch in the holding/establishment (3) described under boxes reference I.11 and I.13:
(a) in and around which in an area of radius of 150 km, there has been no case/outbreak of bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease during the previous 60 days, and
(b) in and around which in an area of 10 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of the other diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 during the previous 40 days;
II.2.4. they are not animals to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, nor have they been vaccinated against any of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1, and they:
(1) (3) either [come from a herd which is recognised as officially tuberculosis free, and]
(3) (5) or [have been subjected to an intradermal tuberculin test within the past 30 days with negative results, and]
they have not been vaccinated against brucellosis and they:
(1) (3) either [come from a herd which is recognised as officially brucellosis free;]
(3) (5) or [have been subjected to a serum agglutination test which showed a brucella count of less than 30 IU of agglutination per ml, within the past 30 days;]
(3) or [are castrated males of any age;]
II.2.5. according to my knowledge and to the written declaration made by the owner, the animals:
(a) do not come from holdings/establishments (3), and have not been in contact with animals of a holding, in which the following diseases have been clinically detected:
i) contagious agalactia of sheep or goats (Mycoplasma agalactiae, Mycoplasma capricolum, Mycoplasma mycoides var. mycoides ‘large colony’), within the last six months,
ii) paratuberculosis and caseous lymphadenitis, within the last 12 months,
iii) pulmonary adenomatosis, within the last three years, and
iv) Maedi/Visna or caprine viral arthritis/encephalitis,
(3) either [within the last three years,]
(3) or [within the last 12 months, and all the infected animals were slaughtered and the remaining animals subsequently reacted negatively to two tests carried out at least six months apart,]
(b) are included in an official system for notification of these diseases, and
(c) have been free from clinical or other evidence of tuberculosis and brucellosis during the three years prior to export;
(3) (6) [II.2.6. the animals have reacted negatively to a serological test for the detection of antibody for bluetongue and epizootic-haemorrhagic-disease, carried out on two occasions on samples of blood taken at the beginning of the isolation/quarantine period and at least 28 days later on … (date) and on …. (date), the second of which must have been taken within 10 days of export;]
II.2.7. they are dispatched from the holding described under boxes reference I.11 and I.13 directly to the European Community and, until dispatched to the European Community:
(a) they did not come in contact with other cloven-hoofed animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this certificate, and
(b) they were not at any place where, or around which within a 10 km radius, during the previous 30 days there has been a case/outbreak of any of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.8. any transport vehicles or containers in which they were loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant;
II.2.9. they were examined by an official veterinarian within 24 hours of loading and showed no clinical sign of disease;
II.2.10. they have been loaded for dispatch to the European Community on ……………..(7) in the means of transport described under box reference I.15 above that were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant and so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder could not flow or fall out of the vehicle or container during transportation.
II.3.
Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above have been treated before and at the time of loading in accordance with the relevant provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular as regards watering and feeding, and they are fit for the intended transport.
(3) (8) [II.4. Specific requirements
II.4.1. According to official information, no clinical or pathological evidence of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) has been recorded in the holding/establishment(3) of origin referred to in boxes reference I.11 and I.13, for the last 12 months;
II.4.2. the animals referred to in box reference I.28:
(a) have been isolated in accommodation approved by the competent authority for the last 30 days immediately prior to dispatch for export, and
(b) have been subjected to a serological test for IBR on sera taken at least 21 days after entry into isolation, with negative results, and all animals in isolation have also given negative results to this test, and
This certificate is meant for live animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae. Use one certificate per species.
After importation the animals must be conveyed without delay to the holding of destination where they shall remain for a minimum period of 30 days before further movement outside the holding, except in the case of a dispatch to a slaughterhouse.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.13: The assembly centre, if any, must fulfil the conditions for its approval, as laid down in Part 3.B of Annex I to Council Decision 79/542/EEC.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 01.02, 01.04.10, 01.04.20 or 01.06.19.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28, Identification system: Specify the identification system (tag, tattoos, brand, chip, transponder). The ear tag includes the ISO code of the exporting country. The individual number must permit tracing of their premises of origin.
— Box reference I.28, Age: months.
— Box reference I.28, Sex: (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).
Elephantidae: Elephas spp., Loxodonta spp, as appropriate
Part II
(1) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(2) In this case the health certificate has to be accompanied by the official document on quarantine and test conditions laid down in Part 2 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (model “CAM”).
(3) Keep as appropriate.
(4) Officially tuberculosis/brucellosis free regions or herds recognised as equivalent to the requirements laid down in Annex A to Council Directive 64/432/EEC and which appear in column six of Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “VII”, as regards tuberculosis, “VIII”, as regards brucellosis.
(5) Tests carried out in accordance with the protocols that, for the disease concerned, are described in Part 3.C of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC. However for the tuberculin test a result of an increase in skin fold thickness of 2 mm or more, or clinical signs of such as oedema, exudation, necrosis, pain and/or inflammation shall be deemed to be positive.
(6) Supplementary guarantees to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “A”. Tests for Bluetongue and for Epizootic-haemorrhagic-disease in accordance with Part 3.C of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC.
(7) Date of loading. Imports of these animals shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of these animals from this territory.
(8) When required by the EU Member State of destination.
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in this certificate:
II.1.1. come from a holding which has been free from any official prohibition on health grounds, for the last 42 days in the case of brucellosis, for the last 30 days in the case of anthrax and for the past six months in the case of rabies and, the animals have not been in contact with animals from holdings which did not satisfy these conditions;
II.1.2. have not received:
— any stilbene or thyrostatic substances,
— oestrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic or β-agonist substances for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnic treatment (as defined in Council Directive 96/22/EC).
II.2. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above meet the following requirements:
II.2.1. they come from the territory with code ………(1) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(a) has been free for 24 months from foot-and-mouth disease, for 12 months from rinderpest, African swine fever, classical swine fever, swine vesicular disease and vesicular exanthema, and for six months from vesicular stomatitis, and
(b) where during the last 12 months, no vaccination against these diseases has been carried out and imports of cloven-hoofed animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted
II.2.2. they have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last six months before dispatch to the European Community and without contact with cloven-hoofed animals imported into this territory less than six months ago;
II.2.3. they have remained in the holding described under boxes reference I.11 and I.13 since birth, or for 40 days prior to dispatch, and, during this period, in the holding(s) and in an area with a 10 km radius around the holding(s) of origin, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.4. A. they are not animals to be killed under a national programme for the eradication of diseases, nor they have been vaccinated against the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 and they have been subjected within the past 30 days to a buffered Brucella antigen test for porcine brucellosis with negative results;
(2) (3) [II.2.4. B. they have been subjected within the past 30 days to a test for swine vesicular disease antibodies and a test for classical swine fever antibodies with negative results in both cases]
(2) (4) [II.2.4. C. they have been subjected within the past 30 days to a buffered Brucella antigen test for porcine brucellosis with negative results]
II.2.5. they come from holdings which:
(a) are not restricted under a national control and eradication programme for brucellosis, porcine enteroviral encephalomyelitis (Teschen disease), and
(b) are included in an official system for notification of these diseases;
II.2.6. they are dispatched from the holding described under boxes reference I.11 and I.13 directly to the European Community and, until dispatched to the European Community:
(a) they did not come in contact with other cloven-hoofed animals not complying with at least the same health requirements as described in this certificate, and
(b) they were not at any place where, or around which within a 10 km radius, during the previous 40 days there has been a case/outbreak of any of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.7. any transport vehicles or containers in which they were loaded were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an officially authorised disinfectant;
II.2.8. they were examined by an official veterinarian within 24 hours of loading and showed no clinical sign of disease;
II.2.9. they have been loaded for dispatch to the European Community on ……………..(5) in the means of transport described under box reference I.15 above that were cleaned and disinfected before loading with an official authorised disinfectant and so constructed that faeces, urine, litter or fodder could not flow or fall out of the vehicle or container during transportation.
II.3. Animal transport attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described above have been treated before and at the time of loading in accordance with the relevant provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, in particular as regards watering and feeding, and they are fit for the intended transport.
(2) (6) [II.4. Specific requirements
II.4.1. Aujeszky’s disease is notifiable in the country referred to in box reference I.7.
II.4.2. According to official information, no clinical, pathological or serological evidence of Aujeszky’s disease has been recorded for the last 12 months in the holding(s) of origin referred to in boxes reference I.11 and I.13, and in an area with a 5 km radius around the holding(s);
II.4.3. the animals referred to in box reference I.28:
(a) prior to dispatch for exportation, have remained since birth in the holding of origin referred to in boxes reference I.11 and I.13 or they have remained in this holdings for the last three months and in others of equivalent status since birth;
(b) have been isolated in accommodation approved by the competent authority for the last 30 days immediately prior to dispatch for export, without direct or indirect contact with other Suidae;
(c) have been subjected to an ELISA test for the presence of gI antibody (7) on sera taken at least 21 days after entry into isolation, with negative results; and, all animals in isolation have also given negative results to this test, and
(d) have not been vaccinated against Aujeszky’s disease and have not been in contact with vaccinated animals and the herd of origin has not been vaccinated during the previous 12 months.
This certificate is meant for live non-domestic Suidae (Babyrousa ssp., Hylochoerus ssp., Phacochoerus ssp., Potamochoerus ssp., and Sus ssp), Tayassuidae (Catagonus ssp., Pecari-Tayassu ssp.) and Tapiridae (Tapirus ssp.).
After importation the animals must be conveyed without delay to the holding of destination where they shall remain for a minimum period of 30 days before further movement outside the holding, except in the case of a dispatch to a slaughterhouse.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.13: The assembly centre, if any, must fulfil the conditions for its approval, as laid down in Part 3.B of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 01.03 or 01.06.19.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28: Identification system: The animals must bear:
— an individual number which permits tracing of their premises of origin. Specify the identification system (i.e. tag, tattoos, brand, chip, transponder) and the anatomic place used in the animal,
— an ear tag that includes the ISO code of the exporting country. The individual number must permit tracing of their premises of origin.
— Box reference I.28, Age: months.
— Box reference I.28, Sex: (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).
— Box reference I.28, Species.
Part II
(1) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(2) Keep as appropriate.
(3) Supplementary guarantees to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “B”.
(4) Supplementary guarantees to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “C”.
(5) Date of loading. Imports of these animals shall not be allowed when the animals were loaded either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of Suidae animals from this territory.
(6) When required by the EU Member State of destination, in accordance with Commission Decision 2001/618/EC (as last amended).
(7) To be carried out according to the standards laid down in Annex III to Commission Decision 2001/618/EC (as last amended). In the case of animals aged over 4 months, the test used shall be the whole virus ELISA.
(8) Further requirements requested by Finland in respect of transmissible gastro-enteritis.
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Place: Signature:
Stamp
Specific animal health attestation for animals quarantined in St. Pierre and Miquelon prior to export to the European Community
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the animals described in the animal health certificate(1) number .. released on …. have been resident from … (date of entry(2)) in the quarantine station of St.Pierre and Miquelon under the conditions provided for in Annex IV Part 4 to Decision 79/542/EEC for a period of: days before being released for exportation to the EU and during this period they have been subject to the following tests(3), carried out in an approved laboratory within the European Community, with a negative result(4).
II.1.1. Brucellosis:
(a) B.abortus: SAT and RBT within two days after arrival and after at least 42 days;
(b) B.ovis: CFT within two days after arrival and after at least 42 days;
(c) B.melitensis: SAT and RBT within two days after arrival and after at least 42 days.
II.1.2. Bluetongue and Epizootic haemorrhagic disease:
either
two tests using Bluetongue competitive Elisa test within two days after arrival and after at least 21 days(5).
or
they have been quarantined for more than 60 days and during this period the quarantine station remained free of Bluetongue vectors (Culicoides), and no evidence of clinical disease has been detected(5).
II.1.3. Tuberculosis:
two intradermal tuberculin test according to annex B of Directive 64/432/EC using bovine and avian tuberculin performed within two days after arrival and after at least 42 days from the first test.
II.1.4. FMD: ELISA test for the detection of antibodies and a virus neutralizaton test within two days after arrival and after at least 42 days.
II.1.5. Rinderpest: competitive ELISA test within two days after arrival and after at least 42 days.
II.1.6. Vescicular stomatitis: ELISA or virus-neutralisation test within two days after arrival and after at least 42 days.
II.1.7. Rift valley fever: an ELISA test or a virus neutralisation test within two days after arrival and after at least 42 days.
II.1.8. Lumpy skin disease: ELISA or virus neutralisation test within two days after arrival and after at least 42 days.
II.1.9. Crimean Congo haemorragic fever: ELISA or VN test within two days after arrival and after at least 42 days.
II.1.10. Surra: blood microscopy within two days after arrival and after at least 42 days.
II.1.11. Malignant catarrhal fever: immunofluorescence test within two days after arrival and after at least 42 days.
II.2. Supplementary guarantees
II.2.1. Bovine leukosis: AGID test or ELISA within two days after arrival and after at least 42 days (When required by the EU Member State of destination)(5).
II.3.1. an internal and external antiparasitic treatment during the quarantine period
II.3.2. (5)either [a treatment with streptomycin 25mg/kg]
(5)or [an antibiotic treatment effective against Leptospira spp (specify …….……mg/kg..)]
(5)[II.3.3. a vaccination against rabies (if requested) on …… (dd/mm/aa) using vaccine ………… (type, producer and lot), and with the test result …………]
Notes
This certificate is meant for live animals of the family Camelidae.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.13: The assembly centre, if any, must fulfil the conditions for its approval, as laid down in Part 3.B of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28, Identification system: The animals must bear:
— an individual number which permits tracing of their premises of origin. Specify the identification system (i.e. tag, tattoos, brand, chip, transponder) and the anatomic place used in the animal,
— an ear tag that includes the ISO code of the exporting country. The individual number must permit tracing of their premises of origin.
— Box reference I.28, Age: months.
— Box reference I.28, Sex: (M = male, F = female, C = castrated).
(1) Animal health certificate for non domestic animals other than Suidae, consigned to the European Community (model “RUM”) as laid down in Part 2 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC.
(2) Date in which the last animal in a group entered the quarantine facility.
(3) Tests performed in accordance with the methods described in point 1.1 of Chapter 2, part 4 of Annex I to Decision 79/542/EEC.
(4) Results of the tests performed must be attached in original to this health attestation.
(5) Delete as appropriate.
NB Sampling and testing procedures must be grouped as much as possible while respecting the minimum time intervals to avoid excessive handling and manipulation of the animals.
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Place: Signature:
Stamp’
2.
In Annex II, Part 2 is replaced by the following:
”PART 2
Models of veterinary certificates
Model(s)
“BOV”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds).
“OVI”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus).
“POR”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic porcine animals (Sus scrofa).
“EQU”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding minced meat, of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds).
“RUF”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.
“RUW”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae.
“SUF”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of farmed non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families.
“SUW”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families.
“EQW”
:
Model of veterinary certificate for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (Zebra).
SG (Supplementary guarantees)
“A”
:
guarantees regarding the maturation, pH measurement and boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of certificates BOV (point II.2.6), OVI (point II.2.6), RUF (point II.2.7) and RUW (point II.2.4).
“B”
:
guarantees regarding matured trimmed offal as described in the model of certificate BOV (point II.2.6).
“C”
:
guarantees regarding laboratory test for classical-swine-fever in the carcases from which fresh meat certified according to the model of certificate SUW (point II.2.3 B) was obtained.
“D”
:
guarantees regarding swill feed on holding(s) of animals from which fresh meat certified according to models of certificate POR (point II.2.3 d) was obtained.
“E”
:
guarantees regarding tuberculosis test in the animals from where fresh meat certified according to the model of certificate BOV (point II.2.4 d) was obtained.
“F”
:
guarantees regarding the maturation and de-boning of fresh meat, excluding offal, certified according to the models of certificates BOV (point II.2.6), OVI (point II.2.6), RUF (point II.2.6) and RUW (point II.2.7).
“G”
:
guarantees regarding 1, exclusion of offals and spinal cord; and 2, testing and origin of cervid animals in relation to chronic wasting disease as referred to in the models of certificates RUF (point II.1.9) and RUW (point II.1.10).
“H”
:
supplementary guarantees required for Brazil concerning animal contacts, vaccination programmes and surveillance. However as the State of Santa Catarina in Brazil does not vaccinate against foot-and-mouth disease, the reference to a vaccination programme is not applicable for meat coming from animals originating and slaughtered in that State.
Notes
(a)
Veterinary certificates shall be produced by the exporting country, based on the models appearing in Part 2 of Annex II, according to the layout of the model that corresponds to the meats concerned. They shall contain, in the numbered order that appears in the model, the attestations that are required for any third country and, as the case may be, those supplementary guarantees that are required for the exporting third country or part thereof.
(b)
A separate and unique certificate must be provided for meat that is exported from a single territory appearing in columns 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Annex II which is consigned to the same destination and transported in the same railway wagon, lorry, aircraft or ship.
(c)
The original of each certificate shall consist of a single page, both sides, or, where more text is required, it shall be in such a form that all pages needed are part of an integrated whole and indivisible.
(d)
It shall be drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the EU Member State in which the inspection at the border post shall be carried out and of the EU Member State of destination. However, these Member States may allow other languages, if necessary, accompanied by an official translation.
(e)
If for reasons of identification of the items of the consignment (schedule in point I.28 of the model of certificate), additional pages are attached to the certificate, these pages shall also be considered as forming part of the original of the certificate by the application of the signature and stamp of the certifying official veterinarian, in each of the pages.
(f)
When the certificate, including additional schedules referred to in (e), comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered — (page number) of (total number of pages) — at the bottom and shall bear the code number of the certificate that has been designated by the competent authority at the top.
(g)
The original of the certificate must be completed and signed by an official veterinarian. In doing so, the competent authorities of the exporting country shall ensure that the principles of certification equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 96/93/EC are followed. The colour of the signature shall be different to that of the printing. The same rule applies to stamps other than those embossed or watermarked.
(h)
The original of the certificate must accompany the consignment at the EU border inspection post.
(i)
The certificate reference number referred to in boxes I.2 and II.a must be issued by the competent authority.
I, the undersigned official veterinarian declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 999/2001 and certify that the meat of domestic bovine animals described above was produced in accordance with those requirements, in particular that:
II.1.1. the [meat] [minced meat derived there from](1) comes from (an) establishment(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
II.1.2. the meat has been obtained in compliance with Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
(1) II.1.3. [the minced meat has been produced in compliance with Section V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and frozen to an internal temperature of not more than -18 °C;]
II.1.4. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following ante and post-mortem inspections carried out in accordance with Section I, Chapter II and Section IV, Chapters I and IX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;
II.1.5. (1) either [the carcase or parts of the carcase have been marked with a health mark in accordance with Section I, Chapter III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;]
(1) or [the packages of [meat] [minced meat](1) have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004];
II.1.6. the [meat] [minced meat derived therefrom](1) satisfies the relevant criteria set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs
II.1.7. the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled.
II.1.8. the [meat] [minced meat derived therefrom](1) has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Sections I and V respectively of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
II.1.9. with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE):
(1) either [II.1.9.1. for imports from a country or a region with a negligible BSE risk and listed as such in Commission Decision 2007/453/EC (as last amended):
(a) the country or region is classified in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk;
(b) the animals from which the bovine meat or minced meat was derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in the country with negligible BSE risk;
(1)[(c) if in the country or region there have been BSE indigenous cases:
(1) either [the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been enforced.]
(1) or [the bovine meat or minced meat does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, or mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine animals.]]]
(1) or [II.1.9.2. for imports from a country or a region with a controlled BSE risk and listed as such in Commission Decision 2007/453/EC (as last amended):
(a) the country or region is classified in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk;
(b) animals from which the bovine meat or minced meat was derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;
(1)either [(c) the bovine meat or minced meat does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, or mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine animals.]
(1)or [(c) the carcases, half carcases or half carcases cut into no more than three wholesale cuts, and quarters contain no specified risk material other than the vertebral column, including dorsal root ganglia. The carcases or wholesale cuts of carcases of bovine animals containing vertebral column have been identified by a blue stripe on the label referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000. (3)]]
(1) or [II.1.9.3. for imports from a country or a region which has not been categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or has been categorised as a country or region with undetermined BSE risk and listed as such in Commission Decision 2007/453/EC (as last amended):
(a) the country or region has not been categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or has been categorised as a country or region with undetermined BSE risk;
(b) the animals from which the bovine meat or minced meat was derived have not been fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants;
(c) the animals from which the bovine meat or minced meat was derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;
(1)either [(d) the bovine meat or minced meat was not derived from:
(i) specified risk material as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(ii) nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;
(iii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of bovine animals.]
(1)or [(d) the carcases, half carcases or half carcases cut into no more than three wholesale cuts, and quarters contain no specified risk material other than the vertebral column, including dorsal root ganglia. The carcases or wholesale cuts of carcases of bovine animals containing vertebral column have been identified by a blue stripe on the label referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000. (3)]]
(4) [II.1.10. it fulfils the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning Salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs;]
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above:
II.2.1. has been obtained in the territory with code ………(2) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(a) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place, and
(1) either [(b) has been free for 12 months from foot-and-mouth disease, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place;]
(1) or [(b) has been considered free from foot-and-mouth disease since …… (date), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export this meat by Commission Decision ----/----/EC, of … (date);]
(1) (5) or [(b) vaccination programmes against foot-and-mouth disease are being officially carried out and controlled in domestic bovine animals;]
(1) (6) or [(b) has a systematic vaccination programme against foot and mouth disease and from herds where the efficacy of this vaccination programme is controlled by the competent veterinary authority through a regular serological surveillance indicating adequate antibody levels and which also demonstrates the absence of foot and mouth virus circulation;]
(1) (6) or [(b) has been free for 12 months from foot-and-mouth disease, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place and is controlled by the competent veterinary authority through a regular surveillance demonstrating the absence of foot and mouth infection;]
II.2.2. has been obtained from animals that:
(1) either [have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last three months before slaughter;]
(1) or [have been introduced on …... (date) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the territory with code . (2) that at that date was authorised to export this fresh meat to the European Community;]
(1) or [have been introduced on …... (date) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the EU Member State …..]
II.2.3. has been obtained from animals coming from holdings in which:
(a) None of the animals present therein have been vaccinated against [foot-and-mouth disease or](7) rinderpest, and
(1) either [(b) in these holdings, and in the holdings situated in their vicinity within 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 30 days,]
(1) (8) or [(b) there is no official restriction for animal health reasons and where, in these holdings and in the holdings situated in their vicinity within 25 km, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 60 days, and,
(c) they have remained for at least 40 days before direct dispatch to the slaughterhouse;]
(1) (9) or [(b) there is no official restriction for animal health reasons and where, in these holdings and in the holdings situated in their vicinity within 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 12 months, and
(c) they have remained for at least 40 days before direct dispatch to the slaughterhouse;]
(1) (6) [(d) animals have not been introduced from non-approved EC areas during the last three months;
(e) animals are identified and registered in the national System of Identification and Certification of Origin for bovine animals;
(f) the holdings in question are listed as approved holdings, following a favourable competent authorities’ inspection and official report, in TRACES(10) and inspections are regularly carried out by the competent authorities to ensure that the relevant requirements provided for in this Decision are respected.]
II.2.4. has been obtained from animals which:
(a) have been transported from their holdings in vehicles, cleaned and disinfected before loading, to an approved slaughterhouse without contact with other animals which did not comply with the conditions mentioned above,
(b) at the slaughterhouse, have passed ante-mortem health inspection during the 24 hours before slaughter and, in particular, have shown no evidence of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above,
(c) have been slaughtered on …… or between …… and ……….. (11)
(1) (12) [(d) have reacted negatively to an official intra-dermal tuberculosis test carried out within three months before slaughter;]
(1) (6) [(e) at the slaughterhouse have been kept prior to slaughter completely separate from animals the meat of which is not intended for the European Community]
II.2.5. has been obtained in an establishment around which, within a radius of 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above during the previous 30 days or, in the event of a case of disease, the preparation of meat for exportation to the European Community has been authorised only after slaughter of all animals present, removal of all meat, and the total cleaning and disinfection of the establishment under the control of an official veterinarian;
II.2.6.
(1) either [has been obtained and prepared without contact with other meats not complying with the conditions required above;]
(1) (8) or [contains [boneless meat] [and] [minced meat](1), obtained only from boned meat other than offal that was obtained from carcases in which the main accessible lymphatic glands have been removed, which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above +2° C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed and in which the pH value of the meat was below 6.0 when tested electronically in the middle of the longissimus-dorsi muscle after maturation and before de-boning, and
has been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements mentioned above during all stages of its production, de-boning and storage until it has been packed in boxes or cartons for further storage in dedicated areas.]
(1) (9) or [contains [boneless meat] [and] [minced meat](1), obtained only from boned meat other than offal that was obtained from carcases in which the main accessible lymphatic glands have been removed, which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above +2 °C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed, and
has been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements mentioned above during all stages of its production, de-boning and storage until it has been packed in boxes or cartons for further storage in dedicated areas.]
(1) (13) or [(a) contains only trimmed-offal which have matured at an ambient temperature of more than +2 °C for at least three hours, or, in the case of diaphragm and masseter muscles, for at least 24 hours;
(b) has been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements mentioned above during all stages of its production, trimming and storage until it has been packed in boxes or cartons for further storage in dedicated areas; and
(c) has been packed in leak-proof and sealed boxes/containers which bear labels indicating “MEAT‐OFFAL FOR HEAT-TREATMENT”, the name and the address of the EU processing establishment of destination.]
II.3. Animal welfare attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above derives from animals which have been treated in the slaughterhouse before and at the time of slaughter or killing in accordance with the relevant provisions of European Community legislation.
Notes
This certificate is meant for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds).
Fresh meat means all animal parts fit for human consumption whether fresh, chilled or frozen.
In the case of trimmed-offal fulfilling the supplementary guarantees mentioned under footnote 13 below, after importation, it must be conveyed without delay to the processing establishment of destination.
Part I
— Box reference I: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.11: Place of origin: name and address of the dispatch establishment.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 02.01, 02.02, 02.06. In addition, for those territories of origin without the entry “A” or “F” in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), the HS code 15.02 can also be used when appropriate.
— Box reference I.20: Indicate total gross weight and total net weight.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28: Nature of commodity: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters”, “cuts”, “trimmed offal” or “minced meat”.
Trimmed offal of domestic bovines must be exclusively those offal from which the bones, cartilage, trachea and main bronchi, lymphatic glands adhering connective tissue, fat and mucus have been completely removed. Whole masseters incised in accordance with paragraph B. 1 of Chapter I of Section IV of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 (as last amended), are also permitted.
Minced meat is boned meat that has been minced into fragments and that must have been prepared exclusively from striated muscle (including the adjoining fatty tissues) except heart muscle,
— Box reference I.28, Treatment type: If appropriate, indicate “boned”; “bone in”; “matured” and/or “minced”. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces.
(2) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(3) The number of bovine carcases or wholesale cuts of carcases, from which removal of the vertebral column is required as well as the number where removal of the vertebral column is not required should be added to the document referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004.
(4) Delete if the consignment is not intended for export to Sweden or Finland.
(5) Only matured boned meat fulfilling the supplementary guarantees mentioned under footnote (8) below, or in the case of trimmed-offal fulfilling the supplementary guarantees mentioned under footnote (13) below.
(6) Supplementary guarantees regarding import of matured boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended) with the entry “H”.
(7) Delete when the exporting country carries out vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease with serotypes A, O or C, and this country is allowed to export to the European Community matured boned meat or trimmed-offal, which fulfils the supplementary guarantees described under, respectively, footnote 8 or 13.
(8) Supplementary guarantees regarding meats from matured boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “A”.
(9) Supplementary guarantees regarding meats from matured boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “F”. The matured boned meat shall not be allowed for importation into the European Community until 21 days after the date of slaughter of the animals.
(10) The list of approved holdings provided by the competent authority is reviewed on a regular basis and kept up to date by the competent authority. The Commission will ensure that this list of approved holdings is made publicly available for information purposes through its integrated computerised veterinary system (TRACES).
(11) Date or dates of slaughter. Imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from animals slaughtered either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of this meat from this territory.
(12) Supplementary guarantees concerning tuberculosis test, to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “E”. Intra-dermal tuberculosis test to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Annex B to Directive 64/432/EEC (as last amended).
(13) Supplementary guarantees regarding matured trimmed offal to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “B”.
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 999/2001 and certify that the meat of domestic sheep and goats described above was produced in accordance with those requirements, in particular that:
II.1.1. the [meat] [minced meat derived therefrom](1) comes from (an) establishment(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
(1) II.1.2. [the meat has been obtained in compliance with the conditions set out in Section I of Annex III to Regulation 853/2004;]
(1) II.1.3. [the minced meat has been produced in compliance with Section V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, and frozen to an internal temperature of not more than –18 °C;]
II.1.4. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following ante and post-mortem inspections carried out in accordance with Section I, Chapter II and Section IV, Chapters II and IX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;
II.1.5. (1) either [the carcase or parts of the carcase have been marked with a health mark in accordance with Section I, Chapter III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;]
(1) or [the packages of [meat] [minced meat](1) have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;]
II.1.6. the [meat] [minced meat derived therefrom](1) satisfies the criteria set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;
II.1.7. the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled;
II.1.8. the [meat] [minced meat derived therefrom](1) has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Sections I and V respectively of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
II.1.9. with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE):
(1) either [II.1.9.1. for imports from a country or a region with a negligible BSE risk and listed as such in Commission Decision 2007/453/EC (as last amended):
(a) the country or region is classified in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a negligible BSE risk;
(b) the animals from which the meat or minced meat was derived were born, continuously reared and slaughtered in the country with negligible BSE risk;
(1)[(c) if in the country or region there have been BSE indigenous cases:
(1) either [the animals were born after the date from which the ban on the feeding of ruminants with meat-and-bone meal and greaves derived from ruminants had been enforced.]
(1) or [the meat or minced meat does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, or mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of ovine or caprine animals.]]]
(1) or [II.1.9.2. for imports from a country or a region with a controlled BSE risk and listed as such in Decision 2007/453/EC (as last amended):
(a) the country or region is classified in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 as a country or region posing a controlled BSE risk;
(b) animals from which the meat or minced meat was derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;
(1)either [(c) the meat or minced meat does not contain and is not derived from specified risk material as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, or mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of ovine or caprine animals.]
(1)or [(c) the carcases, half carcases or half carcases cut into no more than three wholesale cuts, and quarters contain no specified risk material other than the vertebral column, including dorsal root ganglia. The carcases or wholesale cuts of carcases of bovine animals containing vertebral column have been identified by a blue stripe on the label referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000. (3)]]
(1) or [II.1.9.3. for imports from a country or a region which has not been categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or has been categorised as a country or region with undetermined BSE risk and listed as such in Commission Decision 2007/453/EC (as last amended):
(a) the country or region has not been categorised in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 or has been categorised as a country or region with undetermined BSE risk;
(b) the animals from which the meat or minced meat was derived have not been fed meat-and-bone meal or greaves derived from ruminants;
(c) the animals from which the bovine meat or minced meat was derived have not been slaughtered after stunning by means of gas injected into the cranial cavity or killed by the same method or slaughtered by laceration after stunning of central nervous tissue by means of an elongated rod-shaped instrument introduced into the cranial cavity;
(1)either [(d) the meat or minced meat was not derived from:
(i) specified risk material as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001;
(ii) nervous and lymphatic tissues exposed during the deboning process;
(iii) mechanically separated meat obtained from bones of ovine or caprine animals.]
(1)or [(d) the carcases, half carcases or half carcases cut into no more than three wholesale cuts, and quarters contain no specified risk material other than the vertebral column, including dorsal root ganglia. The carcases or wholesale cuts of carcases of bovine animals containing vertebral column have been identified by a blue stripe on the label referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000. (3)]]
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above:
II.2.1. has been obtained in the territory with code ………(2) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(a) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place, and
(1) either [(b) has been free for 12 months from foot-and-mouth disease, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place;]
(1) or [(b) has been considered free from foot-and-mouth disease since …… (date), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export this meat by Commission Decision ----/----/EC, of … (date);]
(1) (4)or [(b) vaccination programmes against foot-and-mouth disease are being officially carried out and controlled in domestic bovine animals;]
II.2.2. has been obtained from animals that:
(1) either [have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last three months before slaughter;]
(1) or [have been introduced on …... (date) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the territory with code (2) that at that date was authorised to export this fresh meat to the European Community;]
(1) or [have been introduced on …... (date) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the EU Member State …..]
II.2.3. has been obtained from animals coming from holdings:
(a) in which none of the animals present therein have been vaccinated against [foot-and-mouth disease or](5) rinderpest,
(b) not subject to prohibition as a result of an outbreak of ovine or caprine brucellosis during the previous six weeks, and
(1) either [(c) in and around which, in an area of 10 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 30 days;]
(1) (4) or [(c) where there is no official restriction for health reasons and in and around which, in area of 50 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 90 days, and,
(d) where they have remained for at least 40 days before direct dispatch to the slaughterhouse;]
II.2.4. has been obtained from animals which:
(a) have been transported from their holdings in vehicles, cleaned and disinfected before loading, to an approved slaughterhouse without contact with other animals which did not comply with the conditions mentioned above,
(b) at the slaughterhouse, have passed ante-mortem health inspection during the 24 hours before slaughter and, in particular, have shown no evidence of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above,
(c) have been slaughtered on …… or between …… and ……….. (6)
II.2.5. has been obtained in an establishment around which, within a radius of 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above during the previous 30 days or, in the event of a case of disease, the preparation of meat for exportation to the European Community has been authorised only after slaughter of all animals present, removal of all meat, and the total cleaning and disinfection of the establishment under the control of an official veterinarian;
(1) either [has been obtained and prepared without contact with other meats not complying with the conditions required above.]
(1) (4) (7) or [contains [boneless meat] [and] [minced meat](1), obtained only from boned meat other than offal that was obtained from carcases in which the main accessible lymphatic glands have been removed, which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above +2 °C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed and in which the pH value of the meat was below 6.0 when tested electronically in the middle of the longissimus-dorsi muscle after maturation and before de-boning, and
has been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements mentioned above during all stages of its production, de-boning and storage until it has been packed in boxes or cartons for further storage in dedicated areas.]
(1) (8) or [contains [boneless meat] [and] [minced meat](1), obtained only from boned meat other than offal that was obtained from carcases in which the main accessible lymphatic glands have been removed, which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above +2 °C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed, and
has been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements mentioned above during all stages of its production, de-boning and storage until it has been packed in boxes or cartons for further storage in dedicated areas.]
II.3. Animal welfare attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above derives from animals which have been treated in the slaughterhouse before and at the time of slaughter or killing in accordance with the relevant provisions of European Community legislation.
Notes
This certificate is meant for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goats (Capra hircus).
Fresh meat means all animal parts fit for human consumption whether fresh, chilled or frozen.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.11: Place of origin: name and address of the dispatch establishment.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 02.04, 02.06, or , for those territories of origin without the entry “A”, “F”, or “I” in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), 15.02.
— Box reference I.20: Indicate total gross weight and total net weight.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28, Nature of commodity: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters”, “cuts” or “minced meat”.
Minced meat is boned meat that has been minced into fragments and that must have been prepared exclusively from striated muscle (including the adjoining fatty tissues) except heart muscle.
— Box reference I.28, Treatment type: If appropriate, indicate “boned”; “bone in”; “matured” and/or “minced”. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces.
(2) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended)
(3) The number of carcases or wholesale cuts of carcases, from which removal of the vertebral column is required as well as he number where removal of the vertebral column is not required shall be added to the document referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004.
(4) Supplementary guarantees regarding meats from matured boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “A”.
(5) Delete when the exporting country carries out vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease with serotypes A, O or C, and this country is allowed for export to the European Community matured boned meat which fulfils the supplementary guarantees described under 4 above.
(6) Date or dates of slaughter. Imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from animals slaughtered either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of this meat from this territory.
(7) Supplementary guarantees regarding import of matured boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended) with the entry “I”.
(8) Supplementary guarantees regarding meats from matured boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “F”. The matured boned meat shall not be allowed for importation into the European Community until 21 days after the date of slaughter of the animals.
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 and hereby certify that the meat of domestic swine described above was produced in accordance with those requirements, in particular that:
II.1.1. the [meat] [minced meat derived therefrom](1) comes from (an) establishment(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
(1) II.1.2. the meat has been obtained in compliance with the conditions set out in Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
(1) II.1.3. the meat fulfils the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat, and in particular:
(1) either [has been subjected to an examination by a digestion method with negative results]
(1) or [has been subjected to a cold treatment in accordance with Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005;]
(1) or [in the case of meat from domestic swine kept solely for fattening and slaughter, comes from a holding or category of holdings that has been officially recognized by the competent authority as free from Trichinella in accordance with Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005;]
(1) II.1.4. [the minced meat has been produced in accordance with Section V of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and frozen to an internal temperature of not more than –18 °C;]
II.1.5. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following ante and post-mortem inspections carried out in accordance with Section I, Chapter II and Section IV, Chapters IV and IX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;
II.1.6. (1) either [the carcase or parts of the carcase have been marked with a health mark in accordance with Section I, Chapter III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;]
(1) or [the packages of [meat] [minced meat](1) have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;]
II.1.7. the [meat] [minced meat derived therefrom](1) satisfies the relevant criteria set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;
II.1.8. the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29, are fulfilled.
II.1.9. the [meat] [minced meat derived therefrom](1) has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Sections I and V respectively of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
(2) II.1.10. it fulfils the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning Salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs;]
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above:
II.2.1. has been obtained in the territory with code ……… (3) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(1) either [(a) has been free for 12 months from foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, African swine fever, classical swine fever, swine vesicular disease, and]
(1) or [(a) (i) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, African swine fever, [foot-and-mouth disease](1), [classical swine fever](1) and [swine vesicular disease](1), and
(ii) has been considered free from [foot-and-mouth disease](1), [classical swine fever](1) and [swine vesicular disease](1) , since …… (date), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export this meat by Commission Decision ----/----/EC, of … (date) , and]
(b) during the last 12 months no vaccination against these diseases have been carried out and imports of domestic animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted in this territory;
II.2.2. has been obtained from animals that:
(1) either [have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last three months before slaughter;]
(1) or [have been introduced on …... (date) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the territory with code (3) that at that date was authorised to export this fresh meat to the European Community;]
(1) or [have been introduced on …... (date) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the EU Member State ….. ;]
II.2.3. has been obtained from animals coming from holdings:
(a) in which none of the animals present therein have been vaccinated against the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1,
(b) in and around which, in an area of 10 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 during the previous 40 days,
(c) that are not subject to prohibition as a result of an outbreak of porcine brucellosis during the previous six weeks;
(1) (4)[(d) where an undertaking has been received that pigs are not fed with catering waste, are subject to official controls and are included in the list established by the competent authority for the purpose of exporting pig meat to the European Community;]
II.2.4. has been obtained from animals that:
(a) have remained separate since birth from wild cloven-hoofed animals,
(b) have been transported from their holdings in vehicles, cleaned and disinfected before loading, to an approved slaughterhouse without contact with other animals which did not comply with the conditions mentioned above,
(c) at the slaughterhouse, have passed ante-mortem health inspection during the 24 hours before slaughter and, in particular, have shown no evidence of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above, and
(d) have been slaughtered on ……….. or between …… and ………..(5);
II.2.5. has been obtained in an establishment around which, within a radius of 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above during the previous 40 days or, in the event of a case of disease, the preparation of meat for exportation to the European Community has been authorised only after slaughter of all animals present, removal of all meat, and the total cleaning and disinfection of the establishment under the control of an official veterinarian;
II.2.6. has been obtained and prepared without contact with other meats not complying with the conditions required above.
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above derives from animals which have been treated in the slaughterhouse before and at the time of slaughter or killing in accordance with the relevant provisions of European Community legislation.
Notes
This certificate is meant for fresh meat, including minced meat, of domestic swine (Sus scrofa).
Fresh meat means all animal parts fit for human consumption whether fresh, chilled or frozen.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.11: Place of origin: name and address of the dispatch establishment.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 02.03, 02.06, 02.09 or 15.01.
— Box reference I.20: Indicate total gross weight and total net weight.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28, Nature of commodity: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters”, “cuts” or “minced meat”
Minced meat is boned meat that has been minced into fragments and that must have been prepared exclusively from striated muscle (including the adjoining fatty tissues) except heart muscle.
— Box reference I.28: Treatment type: If appropriate, indicate “boned”; “bone in”; “matured” and/or “minced”. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces.
Part II
(1) Keep as appropriate.
(2) Delete if the consignment is not intended for export to Sweden or Finland.
(3) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(4) Supplementary guarantees to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “D”.
Catering waste means: all waste from food intended for human consumption from restaurants, catering facilities or kitchens, including industrial kitchens and household kitchens of the farmer or persons tending pigs.
(5) Date or dates of slaughter. Imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from animals slaughtered either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of this meat from this territory.
Official veterinarian
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 and hereby certify that the meat of domestic solipeds described above was produced in accordance with those requirements, in particular that:
II.1.1. the meat comes from (an) establishment(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
II.1.2. the meat has been obtained in compliance with the conditions set out in Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004
II.1.3. the meat fulfils the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat, and in particular, has been subject to an examination by a digestion method with negative results;
II.1.4. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following ante and post-mortem inspections carried out in accordance with Section I, Chapter II and Section IV, Chapters III and IX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;
II.1.5. (1) either [the carcase or parts of the carcase have been marked with a health mark in accordance with Section I, Chapter III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;]
(1) or [the packages of meat have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;]
II.1.6. the meat satisfies the relevant criteria set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;
II.1.7. the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled.
II.1.8. the meat has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
II.2. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above:
II.2.1. has been obtained in the territory with code ……… (2);
II.2.2. has been obtained from domestic solipeds, which:
(1) either [have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last three months before slaughter;]
(1) or [have been introduced on …... (date) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the territory with code: ……… (2) that at that date was authorised to export this fresh meat to the European Community;]
(1) or [have been introduced on …... (date) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the EU Member State ….. ;]
II.2.3. has been obtained from animals which were slaughtered on …… or between … and ……. (3) in a slaughterhouse around which, within a radius of 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases listed in Annex A to Directive 90/426/EEC during the previous 40 days or, in the event of a case of disease, the preparation of meat for exportation to the European Community has been authorised only after slaughter of all animals present, removal of all meat, and the total cleaning and disinfection of the establishment under the control of an official veterinarian;
II.2.4. has been obtained and prepared without contact with other meats not complying with the conditions required above.
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above derives from animals which have been treated in the slaughterhouse before and at the time of slaughter or killing in accordance with the relevant provisions of European Community legislation.
Notes
This certificate is meant for fresh meat, excluding minced meat, of domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds).
Fresh meat means all animal parts fit for human consumption whether fresh, chilled or frozen.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.11: Place of origin: name and address of the dispatch establishment.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 02.05 or 02.06.
— Box reference I.20: Indicate total gross weight and total net weight.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28: Nature of commodity: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters” or “cuts”
— Box reference I.28: Treatment type: If appropriate, indicate “boned”; “bone in” and/or “matured”. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces.
Part II
(1) Keep as appropriate.
(2) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(3) Dates: imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from animals slaughtered either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of this meat from this territory.
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 999/2001 and hereby certify that the meat of farmed animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae described above was produced in accordance with those requirements, in particular that:
II.1.1. the meat comes from (an) establishment(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
II.1.2. the meat has been obtained in accordance with the conditions set out in Section III of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
II.1.3. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following ante and post-mortem inspections carried out in accordance with Section I, Chapter II and Section IV, Chapters VII and IX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;
II.1.4. (1) either [the carcase or parts of the carcase have been marked with a health mark in accordance with Section I, Chapter III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;]
(1) or [the packages of meat have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;]
II.1.5. the meat satisfies the relevant criteria set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;
II.1.6. the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled.
(1) (2) [II.1.7. with regard to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD):
This product contains or is derived exclusively from meat, excluding offal and spinal cord, of farmed cervid animals which have been examined for Chronic Wasting Disease by histopathology, immunohistochemistry or other diagnostic method recognised by the competent authority with negative results and is not derived from animals coming from a herd where Chronic Wasting Disease has been confirmed or is officially suspected.]
II.1.8. the meat has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
II.2. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above:
II.2.1. has been obtained in the territory with code ………(3) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
[a) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place, and
(1) either [b) has been free for 12 months from foot-and-mouth disease, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place;]
(1) or [b) has been considered free from foot-and-mouth disease since …… (date), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export this meat by Commission Decision ----/----/EC, of … (date);
(1) (4) or [b) vaccination programmes against foot-and-mouth disease are being officially carried out and controlled in domestic bovine animals;]
(1) either [have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last three months before slaughter;]
(1) or [have been introduced on …... (date) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the territory with code (3), which at that date was authorised to export this fresh meat to the European Community;]
II.2.3. has been obtained from animals coming from holdings:
a) in which none of the animals present therein have been vaccinated against [foot-and-mouth disease or](5) rinderpest,
b) where regular veterinary inspections are carried out to diagnose diseases transmissible to humans or animals and, these holdings are not subject to prohibition as a result of an outbreak of brucellosis during the previous six weeks, and
(1) either [c) in and around which in an area of 10 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 30 days,]
(1) (4) or [c) where there is no official restriction for health reasons and in and around which in an area of 50 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or rinderpest during the previous 90 days, and
d) where the animals have remained for at least 40 days before direct dispatch to the slaughterhouse;]
II.2.4. has been obtained from animals:
(1) either [a) which have been transported from their holdings in vehicles, cleaned and disinfected before loading, to an approved slaughterhouse, without contact with other animals which did not comply with the conditions mentioned above,
b) which at the slaughterhouse, have passed ante-mortem health inspection during the 24 hours before slaughter and, in particular, have shown no evidence of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above, and
c) which have been slaughtered on … or between …… and ……….. (6) ;]
(1) or [a) which have been slaughtered on the holding of origin, following authorisation by an official veterinarian responsible for the holding, who has provided a written statement that:
— in his opinion an unacceptable risk would have been posed to the welfare of the animals or to their handlers by the transport of the animals to an slaughterhouse,
— the holding had been inspected and authorised by the competent authority for the slaughter of game animals,
— the animals have passed the ante-mortem health inspection during the 24 hours before the slaughter and, in particular, have shown no evidence of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above,
— the animals were slaughtered between ………… and ….., (6)
— the bleeding of the animals was performed correctly, and
— the slaughtered animals were eviscerated within three hours of the time of slaughter, and
b) the carcases of which have been transported to the approved slaughterhouse under hygienic conditions and, where more than one hour elapsed since the time of slaughter, a temperature of between 0 °C and +4 °C has been found on the arrival of the vehicle used for the transport;]
(1)(7) II.2.5. [has been obtained from animals that have remained separate since birth from wild cloven-hoofed animals;]
II.2.6. has been obtained in an establishment around which, within a radius of 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above during the previous 30 days or, in the event of a case of disease, the preparation of meat for exportation to the European Community has been authorised only after slaughter of all animals present, removal of all meat, and the total cleaning and disinfection of the establishment under the control of an official veterinarian;
II.2.7.
(1) either [has been obtained and prepared without contact with other meats not complying with the conditions required above.]
(1) (4) or [contains boneless meat, obtained only from boned meat other than offal that was obtained from carcases in which the main accessible lymphatic glands have been removed, which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above +2 °C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed and in which the pH value of the meat was below 6,0 when tested electronically in the middle of the longissimus-dorsi muscle after maturation and before de-boning, and
has been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements mentioned above during all stages of its production, de-boning and storage until it has been packed in boxes or cartons for further storage in dedicated areas.]
(1) (8) or [contains boneless meat, obtained only from boned meat other than offal that was obtained from carcases in which the main accessible lymphatic glands have been removed, which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above +2 °C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed, and
has been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements mentioned above during all stages of its production, de-boning and storage until it has been packed in boxes or cartons for further storage in dedicated areas.]
Notes
This certificate is meant for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae, that are domestically kept or bred since birth in farms.
Fresh meat means all animal parts fit for human consumption whether fresh, chilled or frozen.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.11: Place of origin: name and address of the dispatch establishment.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 02.06 or 02.08.90.
— Box reference I.20: Indicate total gross weight and total net weight.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28, Nature of commodity: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters”, or “cuts”.
— Box reference I.28, Treatment type: If appropriate, indicate “boned”; “bone in” and/or “matured”. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces.
(2) Supplementary guarantees regarding fresh meat obtained from cervids to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “G”.
(3) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended)
(4) Supplementary guarantees regarding meats from matured boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended) with the entry “A”.
(5) Delete when the exporting country carries out vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease with serotypes A, O or C, and this country is allowed for export to the European Community matured boned meat which fulfils the supplementary guarantees described under footnote (4) above.
(6) Date or dates of slaughter. Imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from animals slaughtered either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of this meat from this territory.
(7) Not necessary for farmed game animals kept permanently in Arctic regions.
(8) Supplementary guarantees regarding meats from matured boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “F”. The matured boned meat shall not be allowed for importation into the European Community until 21 days after the date of slaughter of the animals.
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 and hereby certify that the fresh meat of wild animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae described above was produced in accordance with those requirements, in particular that:
II.1.1. the meat comes from (an) establishment(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
II.1.2. the meat has been obtained in compliance with the conditions set out in Section IV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, and in particular:
(i) before skinning, it has been stored and handled separately from other food and not frozen;
and
(ii) after skinning, it has undergone a final inspection as mentioned under point II.1.4;
(1) II.1.3. [in the case of susceptible species, the meat fulfils the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat;]
II.1.4. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following a post-mortem inspection carried out in accordance with Section I, Chapter II and Section IV, Chapters VIII and IX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;
II.1.5. (1) either [in the case of large wild game, the carcase or parts of the carcase have been marked with a health mark in accordance with Section I, Chapter III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;]
(1) or [the packages of meat have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;]
II.1.6. the meat satisfies the relevant criteria set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;
II.1.7. the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled.
(1) (2) [II.1.8. with regard to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD):
This product contains or is derived exclusively from meat, excluding offal and spinal cord, of wild cervid animals which have been examined for Chronic Wasting Disease by histopathology, immunohistochemistry or other diagnostic method recognised by the competent authority with negative results and is not derived from animals coming from a region where Chronic Wasting Disease has been confirmed in the last three years or is officially suspected.
II.1.9. the meat has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above:
II.2.1. has been obtained in the territory with code ………(3) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(a) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place, and
(1) either [(b) has been free for 12 months from foot-and-mouth disease, and during the same period no vaccination against this disease has taken place;]
(1) or [(b) has been considered free from foot-and-mouth disease since …… (date), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export these animals by Commission Decision ----/----/EC, of … (date);]
(1) (4) or [(b) vaccination programmes against foot-and-mouth disease are being officially carried out and controlled in domestic bovine animals;]
II.2.2. has been obtained from wild animals that were killed between …… and …… (5) inside the territory mentioned under point II.2.1, and the killing took place:
(a) at a distance that exceeds 20 km from the borders of a country or part thereof, which is not authorised during this period for exporting this fresh meat to the European Community,
(b) in an area where during the last 60 days, there has been no restrictions for the diseases mentioned under point II.2;
II.2.3. has been obtained from animals which after killing were transported as soon as possible for chilling to an approved game-handling establishment around which, within a radius of 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above during the previous 30 days or, in the event of a case of disease, the preparation of meat for exportation to the European Community has been authorised only after removal of all meat, and the total cleaning and disinfection of the establishment under the control of an official veterinarian;
II.2.4.
(1) either [has been obtained and prepared without contact with other meats not complying with the conditions required above.]
(1) (4) or [contains boneless meat, obtained only from boned meat other than offal that was obtained from carcases in which the main accessible lymphatic glands have been removed, which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above +2 °C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed and in which the pH value of the meat was below 6.0 when tested electronically in the middle of the longissimus-dorsi muscle after maturation and before de-boning, and
has been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements mentioned above during all stages of its production, de-boning and storage until it has been packed in boxes or cartons for further storage in dedicated areas.]
(1) (6) or [contains boneless meat, obtained only from boned meat other than offal that was obtained from carcases in which the main accessible lymphatic glands have been removed, which have been submitted to maturation at a temperature above +2 °C for at least 24 hours before the bones were removed, and
has been kept strictly separate from meat not conforming to the requirements mentioned above during all stages of its production, de-boning and storage until it has been packed in boxes or cartons for further storage in dedicated areas.]
This certificate is meant for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bison and Bubalus species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae that are killed or hunted in the wild.
Fresh meat means all animal parts fit for human consumption whether fresh, chilled or frozen.
After importation, unskinned carcases must be conveyed without delay to the processing establishment of destination.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.11: Place of origin: name and address of the dispatch establishment.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 02.01, 02.02, 02.04, 02.06 or 02.08.90.
— Box reference I.20: Indicate total gross weight and total net weight.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28, Nature of commodity: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters” or “cuts”.
— Box reference I.28, Treatment type: If appropriate, indicate “matured” or “unskinned”. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces.
— Box reference I.28, Abattoir: any abattoir or game handling establishment.
Part II
(1) Keep as appropriate
(2) Supplementary guarantees regarding fresh meat obtained from cervids to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “G”.
(3) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended)
(4) Supplementary guarantees regarding meat from matured boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended) with the entry “A”.
The matured boned meat shall not be allowed for importation into the European Community until 21 days after the date of killing of the animals.
(5) Dates. Imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from animals killed or hunted either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of this meat from this territory
(6) Supplementary guarantees regarding meats from matured boned meat to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “F”. The matured boned meat shall not be allowed for importation into the European Community until 21 days after the date of slaughter of the animals.
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 and hereby certify that the meat of farmed non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families described above was produced in accordance with those requirements, in particular that:
II.1.1. the meat comes from (an) establishment(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
II.1.2. the meat has been obtained in compliance with the conditions set out in Section III of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
II.1.3. the meat fulfils the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat, and in particular, has been subject to an examination by a digestion method with negative results;
II.1.4. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following ante and post-mortem inspections carried out in accordance with Section I, Chapter II and Section IV, Chapters VII and IX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;
II.1.5. (1) either [the carcase or parts of the carcase have been marked with a health mark in accordance with Section I, Chapter III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;]
(1) or [the packages of meat have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;]
II.1.6. the meat satisfies the criteria set out in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;
II.1.7. the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled.
II.1.8. the meat has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004
II.2. Animal Health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above:
II.2.1. has been obtained in the territory with code ……… (2) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(1) either [a) has been free for 12 months from foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, African swine fever, classical swine fever, swine vesicular disease, and
(1) or [(a) (i) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, African swine fever, [foot-and-mouth disease](1), [classical swine fever](1) and [swine vesicular disease](1), and
(ii) has been considered free from [foot-and-mouth disease](1), [classical swine fever](1) and [swine vesicular disease](1) , since …… (date), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export this meat by Commission Decision ----/----/EC, of … (date), and]
(b) during the last 12 months no vaccination against these diseases have been carried out and imports of domestic animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted in this territory;
(1) either [have remained in the territory described under point II.2.1 since birth, or for at least the last three months before slaughter;]
(1) or [have been introduced on …... (date) into the territory described under point II.2.1, from the territory with code (2) that at that date was authorised to export this fresh meat to the European Community;]
II.2.3. has been obtained from animals coming from holdings
(a) in which none of the animals present therein have been vaccinated against the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1,
(b) in and around which in an area of 10 km radius, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 during the previous 40 days,
(c) in which regular veterinary inspections are carried out to diagnose diseases transmissible to humans or animals and, these holdings are not subject to prohibition as a result of an outbreak of porcine brucellosis during the previous six weeks;
II.2.4. has been obtained from animals which:
(1) either [(a) have been transported from their holdings in vehicles, cleaned and disinfected before loading, to an approved slaughterhouse without contact with other animals which did not comply with the conditions mentioned above,
(b) at the slaughterhouse, have passed ante-mortem health inspection during the 24 hours before slaughter and, in particular, have shown no evidence of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above, and
(c) have been slaughtered on …… or between …… and ………. (3);]
(1) or [(a) have been slaughtered on the holding of origin, following authorisation by an official veterinarian responsible for the holding, who has provided a written statement that:
— in his opinion an unacceptable risk would have been posed to the welfare of the animals or to their handlers by the transport of the animals to an slaughterhouse,
— the holding had been inspected and authorised by the competent authority for the slaughter of game
— the animals have passed the ante-mortem health inspection during the 24 hours before the slaughter and, in particular, have shown no evidence of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above,
— the animals were slaughtered between ………… and ….. (3) ,
— the bleeding of the animals was performed correctly, and
— the slaughtered animals were eviscerated within three hours of the time of slaughter, and
(b) their carcases have been transported to the approved slaughterhouse under hygienic conditions and, where more than one hour elapsed since the time of slaughter, a temperature of between 0 °C and +4 °C has been found on the arrival of the vehicle used for the transport;]
II.2.5. has been obtained from animals that have remained separate since birth from wild cloven-hoofed animals;
II.2.6. has been obtained in an establishment around which, within a radius of 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above during the previous 40 days or, in the event of a case of disease, the preparation of meat for exportation to the European Community has been authorised only after slaughter of all animals present, removal of all meat, and the total cleaning and disinfection of the establishment under the control of an official veterinarian;
II.2.7. has been obtained and prepared without contact with other meats not complying with the conditions required above.
II.3. Animal welfare attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above derives from animals which have been treated in the slaughterhouse before and at the time of slaughter or killing in accordance with the relevant provisions of European Community legislation.
Notes
This certificate is meant for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families that are domestically kept or bred since birth in farms.
Fresh meat means all animal parts fit for human consumption, whether fresh, chilled or frozen.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.11: Place of origin: name and address of the dispatch establishment.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 02.03, or 02.08.90.
— Box reference I.20: Indicate total gross weight and total net weight.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28: Nature of commodity: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters” or “cuts”
— Box reference I.28: Treatment type: If appropriate indicate boned, or bone-in. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces.
Part II
(1) Keep as appropriate.
(2) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(3) Date or dates of slaughter. Imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from animals slaughtered either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of this meat from this territory.
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 852/2004,(EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 and hereby certify that the meat of wild animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families described above was produced in accordance with those requirements, in particular that:
II.1.1. the meat comes from (an) establishment(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
II.1.2. the meat has been obtained in accordance with Section IV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, and in particular:
(i) before skinning, it has been stored and handled separately from other food and not frozen;
and (ii) after skinning, it has undergone a final inspection as mentioned under point II.1.4;
II.1.3. the meat fulfils the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat, and in particular, has been subject to an examination by a digestion method with negative results;
II.1.4. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following a post-mortem inspection carried out in accordance with Section I, Chapter II and Section IV, Chapters VIII and IX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;
II.1.5. (1) either [the carcase or parts of the carcase have been marked with a health mark in accordance with Section I, Chapter III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;]
(1) or [the packages of meat have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;]
II.1.6. the meat satisfies the relevant criteria set out in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;
II.1.7. the guarantees covering live animals and products there of provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled.
II.1.8. the meat has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004
II.2. Animal health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above:
II.2.1. has been obtained in the territory with code ……… (2) which, at the date of issuing this certificate:
(1) either [(a) has been free for 12 months from foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, African swine fever, classical swine fever, swine vesicular disease, and ]
(1) or [(a) (i) has been free for 12 months from rinderpest, African swine fever, [foot-and-mouth disease](1), [classical swine fever](1) and [swine vesicular disease](1), and
(ii) has been considered free from [foot-and-mouth disease](1), [classical swine fever](1) and [swine vesicular disease](1) , since …… (date), without having had cases/outbreaks afterwards, and authorised to export this meat by Commission Decision ----/----/EC, of … (date), and]
(b) during the last 12 months no vaccination against these diseases have been carried out and imports of domestic animals vaccinated against these diseases are not permitted in this territory;
II.2.2. has been obtained from wild animals that were killed between …… and …… (3) inside the territory mentioned under point II.2.1, and the killing took place:
(a) at a distance that exceeds 20 km from the borders of a country or part thereof, which is not authorised during this period for exporting this fresh meat to the European Community,
(b) in an area where during the last 60 days, there has been no restrictions for the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1;
II.2.3. A. has been obtained from animals which after killing were transported within 12 hours for chilling [to a collection centre, and immediately afterwards](1) to an approved game-handling establishment around which, within a radius of 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases mentioned under point II.2.1 above during the previous 40 days or, in the event of a case of disease, the preparation of meat for exportation to the European Community has been authorised only after removal of all meat, and the total cleaning and disinfection of the establishment under the control of an official veterinarian;
(1) (4) [II.2.3. B. has been obtained from carcases on which the following test for classical swine fever was carried out and provided negative results:
(1) either [virus isolation from blood (EDTA);]
(1) or [virus isolation from samples of …………………………..;]
(1) or [immunofluorescence for viral antigen on samples of ………………;]]
II.2.4. has been obtained and prepared without contact with other meats not complying with the conditions required above.
Notes
This certificate is meant for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of wild animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families that are killed or hunted in the wild.
Fresh meat means all animal parts fit for human consumption whether fresh, chilled or frozen.
After importation, unskinned carcases must be conveyed without delay to the processing establishment of destination.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.11: Place of origin: name and address of the dispatch establishment.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 02.03, or 02.08.90.
— Box reference I.20: Indicate total gross weight and total net weight.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28, Nature of commodity: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters” or “cuts”.
— Box reference I.28, Treatment type: If appropriate, indicate “matured” or “unskinned”. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces.
— Box reference I.28, Abattoir: any abattoir or game handling establishment.
(2) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
(3) Dates. Imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from animals killed or hunted either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes reference I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of this meat from this territory.
(4) Supplementary guarantees to be provided when required in column 5 “SG” of Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended), with the entry “C”. For such purpose, in tests other than EDTA, the samples to be used are a sample of tonsil and of spleen plus a sample of ileum or kidney and a sample of at least one of the following lymph nodes: retropharyngeal, parotid, mandibular or mesenteric. The samples used shall be indicated.
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, declare that I am aware of the relevant provisions of Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 and hereby certify that the meat of wild solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (Zebra) described above was produced in accordance with those requirements, in particular that:
II.1.1. the meat comes from (an) establishment(s) implementing a programme based on the HACCP principles in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004;
II.1.2. the meat was obtained in compliance with Section IV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
II.1.3. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following a post-mortem inspection carried out in accordance with Section I, Chapter II and Section IV, Chapters VIII and IX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;
II.1.4. the meat has been found fit for human consumption following a post-mortem inspection carried out in accordance with Section I, Chapter II and Section IV, Chapters VIII and IX of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;
II.1.5. (1) either [the carcase or parts of the carcase have been marked with a health mark in accordance with Section I, Chapter III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004;]
(1) or [the packages of meat have been marked with an identification mark in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;]
II.1.6. the meat satisfies the relevant criteria set out in Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs;
II.1.7. the guarantees covering live animals and products thereof provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Directive 96/23/EC, and in particular Article 29 thereof, are fulfilled;
II.1.8. the meat has been stored and transported in accordance with the relevant requirements of Section I of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.
II.2. Animal Health attestation
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above:
II.2.1. has been obtained from wild animals that were killed between …… and ……(2) inside the territory with code …… (3);
II.2.2. has been obtained from wild animals which after killing were transported within 12 hours for chilling [to a collection centre, and immediately afterwards](1) to an approved game-handling establishment around which, within a radius of 10 km, there has been no case/outbreak of the diseases listed in Annex A to Directive 90/426/EEC during the previous 40 days or, in the event of a case of disease, the preparation of meat for exportation to the European Community has been authorised only after removal of all meat, and the total cleaning and disinfection of the establishment under the control of an official veterinarian;
II.2.3. has been obtained and prepared without contact with other meats not complying with the conditions required above.
This certificate is meant for fresh meat, excluding offal and minced meat, of solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (Zebra) hunted in the wild.
Fresh meat means all animal parts fit for human consumption whether fresh, chilled or frozen.
After importation, unskinned carcases must be conveyed without delay to the processing establishment of destination.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.11: Place of origin: name and address of the dispatch establishment.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 02.08.90.
— Box reference I.20: Indicate total gross weight and total net weight.
— Box reference I.23: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28‚ Nature of commodity: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters” or “cuts”.
— Box reference I.28‚ Treatment type: If appropriate, indicate “matured” or “unskinned”. If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces.
— Box reference I.28‚ Abattoir: any abattoir or game handling establishment.
Part II
(1) Keep as appropriate.
(2) Dates. Imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from animals killed or hunted either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of this meat from this territory.
(3) Code of the territory as it appears in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
I, the undersigned official veterinarian, hereby certify, that the fresh meat described above:
II.1.1. comes from a country or region authorized for imports into the EC as laid down in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC at the time of slaughter and
II.1.2. complies with the relevant animal health conditions as laid down in the animal health attestation in the model certificate [BOV] [OVI] [POR] [EQU] [RUF] [RUW] [SUF] [SUW] [EQW](1) in Part 2 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC and
II.1.3. is derived from animals which were slaughtered and processed on …. or between …. and ...(2).
Notes
This certificate is meant for transit and storage in accordance with Article 12(4) or Article 13 of Council Directive 97/78/EC of:
— fresh meat, including minced meat, of
(1) domestic bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds) (model "BOV");
(4) domestic solipeds (Equus caballus, Equus asinus and their cross-breeds) (Model "EQU");
— fresh meat, excuding offal and minced meat, of:
(5) farmed non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae (Model "RUF");
(6) wild non-domestic animals of the order Artiodactyla (excluding bovine animals (including Bubalus and Bison species and their cross-breeds), Ovis aries, Capra hircus, Suidae and Tayassuidae), and of the families Rhinocerotidae and Elephantidae (Model "RUW");
(7) farmed non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families (Model "SUF");
(8) wild non-domestic animals belonging to the Suidae, Tayassuidae, or Tapiridae families (Model "SUW");;
(9) wild solipeds belonging to the subgenus Hippotigris (Model "EQW").
Fresh meat means all animal parts fit for human consumption whether fresh, chilled or frozen.
Part I
— Box reference I.8: Provide the code of territory as appearing in Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC (as last amended).
— Box reference I.11: Place of origin: name and address of the dispatch establishment.
— Box reference I.12: Address (and approval number if known) of the warehouse in a free zone, free warehouse, customs warehouse or ship chandler shall be included.
— Box reference I.15: Registration number (railway wagons or container and lorries), flight number (aircraft) or name (ship) is to be provided. In case of unloading and reloading, the consignor must inform the BIP of entry into the EU.
— Box reference I.19: Use the appropriate HS code: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.08.90, 02.09, or 15.02.
— Box reference I.20: Indicate total gross weight and total net weight.
— Box reference I.2: For containers or boxes, the container number and the seal number (if applicable) should be included.
— Box reference I.28, Nature of commodity: Indicate “carcase-whole”, “carcase-side”, “carcase-quarters”, “cuts”, or “minced meat”.
— Box reference I.28, Treatment type: If frozen, indicate the date of freezing (mm/yy) of the cuts/pieces.
Part II
(1) Keep as appropriate.
(2) Date or dates of slaughter. Imports of this meat shall not be allowed when obtained from animals slaughtered either prior to the date of authorisation for exportation to the European Community of the territory mentioned under boxes I.7 and I.8, or during a period where restrictive measures have been adopted by the European Community against imports of this meat from this territory.
Official veterinarian:
Name (in capital letters): Qualification and title:
Date: Place: Signature:
Stamp’
(*1) Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by any relevant Community agreement with third countries.
(*2) Exclusively for live animals other than animals belonging to the cervidae species.
(*3) Certificates in accordance with the agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).
(*4) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject in the United Nations.
(*5) Not including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.